Massachusetts: Jason Theriault charged with DUI homicide for killing pedestrian Patrick Stratton; 2nd DUI for accused DUI killer

WOBURN – Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan has announced that Jason Theriault, 33, of Hudson, was arraigned today in Framingham District Court on charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, 2nd offense, and motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence of alcohol in connection with last night’s fatal pedestrian crash in Framingham.

Massachusetts: Ben Urbelis charged with drunk boating after Nicole Berthiaume lost her arm in prop; search of harbor was naught for severed limb

“At some point while he was attempting to anchor, the evidence suggests, she and other passengers jumped into the water to retrieve a pad that had blown off the front of the boat. The young woman had trouble re-boarding, however, and was grievously injured by the active propeller”

Massachusetts: Bay state cops busted for DUI 30 times in past two years; killed three and injured six in their booze cruises while off-duty

The first time Brian Simpkins was arrested on a charge of drunken driving — after ramming his Chevy pickup into a tree in Canton — he was just 19.

Simpkins is one of at least 30 Massachusetts law enforcement officials who have been charged with drunken driving while off-duty since the start of 2012, a Globe review has found. The crashes collectively killed three people and injured more than a half-dozen others.

Though some officers resigned or were placed on unpaid leave after the charges, a majority kept their jobs, sometimes after a short suspension.