Woman Tried To Pick Niece Up At Cheerleading While Drunk: Police

TEWKSBURY, MA -- A Tewksbury woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges stemming from an incident last month where she allegedly tried to pick up her niece from cheer leading practice while drunk. Andrea Rego, 33, of Tewksbury, was charged with operating under the influence of liquor (third offense), open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, operating with a suspended license, and marked lanes violation.

According to the Lowell Sun, which first reported this story, Tewksbury police responded to an Oct. 11 that a drunk woman was trying to pick up her niece at cheerleading practice at the Snack Shack of Livingston Street. Rego left without her niece; when a Tewksbury police officer pulled her over on Livingston Street, Rego allegedly sped off as the officer exited his cruiser. Rego was pulled over again on Corinne Way, then sped off again as the officer exited his cruiser.

Rego was finally apprehended on Jills Way after police blocked off the street. Rego, according to police reports, was uncooperative when police tried to administer field sobriety tests at the Tewksbury Police Station.

On Wednesday she was released on her own recognizance. But Rego remains incarcerated, as she is currently serving a sentence in an unrelated case at MCI Framingham. On April 11, Rego was arrested for her second drunk driving offense by Weymouth Police.

According to her LinkedIn profile, Rego is an attorney who works as an program coordinator for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health & Human Service Commonwealth

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