Crime & Safety
Brockton Man Charged with 4th OUI After Crashing Into Police Cruiser
William Shea was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.
WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA — A Brockton man faces charges after crashing into a police cruiser while drunk.
William Shea, 56, of Brockton, faces his fourth drunken driving charge and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. He was arrested Monday night.
At about 9:15 p.m., Shea allegedly drove into a police cruiser on Route 106, WHDH reports. The officer, identified as Sargent Jonathan Craven, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. West Bridgewater police say Craven has been released from the hospital.
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Shea was taken into custody after failing several field sobriety tests.
West Bridgewater police officer to hospital w/ injury struck by a BMW in his SUV Rt. 106 @NancyWCVB @BostonNewsMan @AllyNBCBoston @KDubeTV pic.twitter.com/F1KZj3A2hZ
— Marc Vasconcellos (@PhotogMarc_ent) January 3, 2017
Accused drunk driver 4th offense allegedly rear ended WB cop he’s in custody pending dangerousness .#wcvb hearing .# pic.twitter.com/a8v3UBDw3p
— Rhondella Richardson (@wcvbrhondella) January 3, 2017
Shea was arraigned in Brockton District Court Tuesday morning and ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.
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Accused drunk driver 4th offense allegedly rear ended WB cop he’s in custody pending dangerousness .#wcvb hearing .# pic.twitter.com/a8v3UBDw3p
— Rhondella Richardson (@wcvbrhondella) January 3, 2017
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