Saturday, January 25, 2014

D’Amelio Was Driving Drunk

"Allegedly drunk driver hits cruiser in Leicester" by Catalina Gaitan |  Globe correspondent, January 24, 2014

A state trooper and a suspect in the back of his cruiser were injured early Friday in Leicester when their vehicle was rear-ended by an allegedly drunk driver, State Police said.

Jesse D’Amelio, 20, of Leicester, the driver of the 1999 Saturn sedan that struck the cruiser, was also injured. He pleaded not guilty Friday in East Brookfield District Court to charges of operating under the influence, drug possession, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle….

The crash occurred just before 3 a.m., almost immediately after Trooper Sergio Figueiredo arrested Heidi J. Rosario, 35, during a traffic stop on an outstanding shoplifting warrant, State Police said….

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