Sudbury man nabbed for driving drunk to prison
Timothy Carney
A Sudbury, Mass. man is facing another drunk driving charge after he allegedly drove under the influence to a Vermont prison to serve a two-day sentence for an earlier drunk driving offense.
Timothy Carney, 42, appeared Tuesday between 4 and 5:30 p.m. in the Windsor District Court, where a judge imposed the sentence and ordered him to report to the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield by 5:30 p.m., said Deputy State Attorney David Cahill.
“Mr. Carney came to court knowing that he was going to jail that day,” Cahill said.
Authorities said Carney drove himself to the jail and arrived intoxicated at the facility, where prison staff called the Vermont State Police. The jail is located about 30 miles away from the court, Cahill said.
Carney is due back in court later this month.
He was initially charged with drunk driving on Sept. 4 after he was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint in Weathersfield, Cahill said.
On March 31, a judge suspended his right to drive in Vermont. The suspension, however, had not gone into effect when Carney drove to the prison on Tuesday, Cahill said.
Associated Press material was used in this report.
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OUI rap for man on way to jail
A Sudbury an with a seven-page driving record is facing another drunken driving charge after allegedly being legally stewed as he dutifully drove himself to a Vermont prison to serve a two-day drunken driving sentence.
Timothy Carney, 42, appeared Tuesday afternoon in Vermont’s Windsor District Court, where a judge sentenced him for failing a checkpoint sobriety test Sept. 4, and ordered him to report to the Southern State Correctional Facility 30 miles away in Springfield, Vt., by 5:30 p.m., a prosecutor said.
Authorities said Carney arrived inebriated, and prison staff called the Vermont State Police.
Carney is due back in court in Vermont later this month. His Bay State driving record includes a 2004 charge for drunken driving and 14 citations for speeding.
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