Crime & Safety
State Rep. Gets House Arrest For DUI: Report
It was the second DUI arrest for Rep. John Galloway, of Levittown. He has since been to in-patient treatment.
LEVITTOWN, PA — A state representative representing the Levittown area is doing so under house arrest after pleading guilty to his second charge of driving under the influence.
The Intelligencer reports that Rep. John Galloway — a Democrat who represents Bristol Borough, Falls Township and Tullytown and parts Bristol Township, Middletown and Morrisville — entered the plea last week after being arrested in May just south of Harrisburg.
According to the paper, the 59-year-old underwent a month-long in-patient treatment program in July and August, after the state budget had been completed.
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On May 14, police in Swatara — which is just south of Harrisburg — say, officers were dispatched to a McDonald's, where Galloway had struck another vehicle in the drive-through.
It was Galloway's second DUI arrest after one in 2011 in Harrisburg.
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In a statement at the time, Galloway said he would seek treatment for alcohol use.
"I recognize that I have a problem. I should have recognized the problem the first time," he said in the prepared statement. "I will seek treatment and will enter a rehab program as soon as possible. There are no excuses here. I apologize to my family and friends and to everyone in Bucks County who I am honored to represent. I will accept the consequences."
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