Attorney For Retired Scotch Plains Police Chief Speaks Out

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — An attorney representing retired Scotch Plains Police Chief Brian T. Mahoney, who was arrested for drunk driving is speaking out after his blood alcohol content and video of the accident were released to the media.

"My client is disappointed that members of the profession he's given his whole adult life to would conspire to illegally disseminate confidential law enforcement records in an attempt to prevent Brian from getting a fair trial," wrote Joshua F. McMahon of Schiller McMahon of Westfield.

"We are confident that the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, led by a career prosecutor in Andrew Carey, will investigate, arrest and prosecute those responsible for this illegal dissemination of confidential government records and violation of Brian's constitutional rights," McMahon continued.

Mahoney was found to have his blood alcohol content to be three times over the legal limit, according to nj.com.

He was charged with DUI, reckless driving and failure to maintain lane following an accident around midnight on Saturday, Sept. 10 when he crashed he veered off New Durham Road in South Plainfield in his 2016 Dodge Durango and struck a pole, splitting it in half, according to nj.com.

Mahoney was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for his injuries and his blood alcohol content was tested, which revealed to be 0.23 percent, almost three times the legal limit of 0.08, according to nj.com.

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