The Boston Globe reported today that Connecticut State Police made 24 DUI arrests and they investigated over one-hundred motor vehicle accidents during the first part of the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. The Globe noted that police are on the lookout for drivers who are operating under the influence during the holiday season. They will be conducting rolling sobriety checkpoints and targeting aggressive driving. I expect that Massachusetts State and Local Police will be doing the same thing.
Nothing can ruin your holidays like a DUI arrest and resulting license suspension. If Massachusetts residents or license holders are among the twenty-four people arrested for drunk driving in Connecticut, the Driver Control Unit of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles will automatically suspend their licenses for one year for a first offense DUI, two years for a second offense, 8 years for a third DUI offense, 10 years for a 4th DUI conviction or alcohol program assignment, and they’ll be suspended for life, with no possibility for a hardship license, if their records show 5 or more DUI convictions or alcohol program assignments in Massachusetts, Connecticut, or any other state or jurisdiction.
