Man Charged With OUI After Somerville Crash

SOMERVILLE, MA — Police arrested and charged a Weymouth man with operating under the influence of liquor after a crash in Somerville Saturday afternoon. Officers were called to the intersection of Beacon Street and Beacon Place around 2:03 p.m. and found a green 2004 Dodge Dakota with the driver's side damaged and a blue 2017 Honda CRV stopped down the street, according to the police report.

Paramedics told officers the driver of the CRV said he had been drinking, according to police. The driver, 45-year-old Leo Murphy, refused to go to the hospital, police said.

A witness told officers she was driving behind the CRV, which swerved in and out of the lane, according to the police report. On Beacon Street, the CRV hit a yellow pole and then swerved into an oncoming lane, the witness told police.

The CRV continued driving in the oncoming lane before Murphy's head "plopped" down, and the SUV collided with a truck, the police report stated. Another witness told police it appeared the Murphy was driving with his head down, according to the report.

Murphy told officers he had been drinking "all day," police said. When asked if he would undergo a field sobriety test, he replied, "Why waste your time? I know I'm drunk and I won't pass it," according to the police report.

Murphy ultimately participated in the test and was placed under arrest. He was given a breathalyzer test at the police station and had a blood alcohol level of .13 percent, police said.