Mass. Man Arrested for DUI After Salem, Pelham Rolling Domestic Incident

PELHAM, NH — A Massachusetts man is due in court at the end of the month after an alleged rolling domestic assault incident that ended with a crashed vehicle, an aggravated driving under the influence charge and assault charges, according to police. Michael V. Mammola Jr., 28, of Methuen, MA, was arrested on March 17, 2017, for aggravated DUI and two counts of domestic violence-simple assault.

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At just before 1 a.m. this morning, Salem Police notified Pelham Police that they were searching for a vehicle that crashed on Bridge Street after receiving a call from the passenger of the vehicle. The victim reportedly stated that she and the driver were arguing and he allegedly assaulted her. She also reportedly accused the driver of being intoxicated and not letting her out of the vehicle before it crashed.

“Salem and Pelham officers found the crashed 2011 Honda Civic in the woods on Bridge Street at the intersection of Balcom Road a short time later,” Pelham Police noted in an alert online. “The Civic’s front-end was heavily damaged from striking small trees and both airbags deployed. The car was towed due to the damage. Neither the driver nor the passenger (were) injured in the crash.”

Officers spoke with the driver, later identified as Mammola, and one allegedly “observed indicators of impairment as they discussed the single vehicle crash on the straight portion” of the street. He was arrested and then, after speaking to the victim, police reportedly determined that “a significant assault took place in Salem.”

Mammola reportedly submitted to a breath test at Pelham headquarters and was charged with aggravated DUI. He’s due in Salem District Court on March 31.

After being bailed, he was transferred to Salem Police to be processed for the two charges.

According to a Lawrence Eagle-Tribune police log online, Mammola, who was living in North Andover, MA, at the time, was arrested in Methuen, MA, in 2015 for disturbing the peace and threatening to commit a crime. He was reportedly taken into protective custody, according to police.