Posted on 04/30/2006 5:55:48 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776
A Cambridge city councilor who caused a multiple car crash in December will not face charges, despite reports from witnesses who said he was drunk.
NewsCenter 5's Janet Wu reported that a clerk magistrate ruled Friday that Boston police did not follow proper procedure at the crash scene, and no charges will be filed.
Galluccio arrived with his two high-powered, politically-connected attorneys leading the way. Cameras and most reporters were barred from the hearing, but Clerk Magistrate Daniel Hogan confirmed that on Dec. 18, following a five-car crash, which Galluccio admits he caused, the Cambridge city councilor was so belligerent that he had to be restrained.
But Hogan dismissed the Boston Police Department's complaint, because officers failed to charge Galluccio the night of the accident, and no one was seriously injured.
"Absolute outrage. This is a guy who couldn't walk, couldn't talk. In my observation he was absolutely drunk," accident victim Peter Manderino said.
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It's called the "Teddy Kennedy Law".
Ah ha! So that's how Admiral Oldsmobile avoided the murder charge. He just waited until the next day to report the crime, so the cops couldn't file charges.
You see folks; there's them and there's us. Get used to it!
Obviously in Massachusetts, the "D" next to their name stands for "drunkard."
"A Cambridge city councilor who caused a multiple car crash in December will not face charges, despite reports from witnesses who said he was drunk."
Proving, once again, that there is NOT equal justice under the law!
Can't for tomorrows show.(WRKO)
FMCDH(BITS)
Drowning is not important to democRATs but waterboarding is.
The odd thing is that pols attract hangers-on like rock stars. You’d think he’d have the good sense to recruit one as his driver instead of getting behind the wheel himself.
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At last week's debate in Charlestown between the candidates for the vacated Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex Senate District seat, Anthony Galluccio's closing remarks took at shot at opponent Tim Flaherty. Galluccio said he had wanted the job "when it wasn't a new and exciting time to be in Massachusetts politics." We remember, of course, that Galluccio eyeballed the seat in 2006 before Senator Jarrett Barrios decided to run for reelection. Citing a lack of funds, Galluccio bowed out of the race. But not before his reputation crashed harder than his 2003 Accord surrounding his third DWI investigation.
One might recall Dave Wedge at the Herald reporting that Galluccio's first DWI occurred in Cambridge in 1984. Fortunately, a governor's pardon in 1993 wiped away the charge just in time for a bid at a Cambridge PD position, according to the Globe.
Four years later in 1997, Galluccio had another slip up, this time in Natick. He was charged with DWI, found at fault and lost his license for 120 days plus another 45 days once the case was continued without a finding. But since the 1984 incident had been pardoned, the Natick accident was not prosecuted as his second offense.
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