Cape Cod Man Left Dogs In Car After Crash: Police

BARNSTABLE, MA – A Cape Cod man is accused of leaving his two dogs behind after crashing his car in Centerville Dec. 15. Truro resident Patrick Drummery, 44, pleaded not guilty last week to an animal cruelty charge, according to the Cape Cod Times. He was released on his own recognizance and ordered to abstain from drugs and alcohol and submit to screenings.

Drummery's sister told police Dec. 16 that her brother was driving while intoxicated the day before and crashed his rental car with the two dogs inside, the Times reported. He then left the scene in a taxi, she told police.

Officers found the car on Main Street in Centerville. The police report stated that the dogs were inside, shaking and covered in their own feces, according to the Times. Drummery told police he had been drinking and left the car after the crash to walk to the beach, where he took a cab to the hospital.

He said his original plan to have a friend pick up the dogs "fell apart." Drummery was also arrested Dec. 15 on a charge of operating under the influence of drugs.

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