Former Congressman (R) Charged With D.W.I.

[madinmaryland]

Former United States Representative John E. Sweeney was charged with driving while intoxicated yesterday after an early morning traffic stop, the State Police said. Mr. Sweeney was pulled over by a state trooper on the Northway in Saratoga County at 1:20 a.m., the police said. The State Police said his blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.18; in New York the legal limit is 0.08. The Times Union of Albany reported that E. Stewart Jones, Mr. Sweeney’s lawyer, confirmed the arrest. “He is a private citizen,” Mr. Jones said. “This is a private matter.” Mr. Sweeney was released; he is scheduled to appear in Town Court on Wednesday. Mr. Sweeney, a Republican, lost his House seat last year to Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat.

Edit to add link...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/nyregion/12mbrfs-drunk.html?ref=nyregion

[tanyev]

1. The best details are in the NY Daily News.

Former Rep. John Sweeney was charged with aggravated DWI when he was pulled over by State Police early this morning on the Northway with a 23-year-old woman in his car, police told the Daily News.

Sweeney was driving northbound in his hometown of Clifton Park when he was arrested at 1:19 a.m., between exits 9 and 10.

State Police had no comment when asked the identity of the passenger in Sweeney's 2004 BMW sedan. Sweeney was also ticketed for driving erratically. A law enforcement source said Sweeney's car had been swerving and the woman was seated partially on his lap when Trooper Phillip Dickson first spotted him.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2007/11/former_controversial_congressm.html



I'm still waiting for this story to show up on Free Republic.

[madinmaryland]

2. Woman seated on his lap??2??

:rofl:

And this...
During the campaign, Sweeney was severely embarrasased when photos of him at a Union College frat party were publicized. In 2001, he drove his Jeep into a telephone pole in the Adirondacks, shutting off electricity to the nearby Willard Mt. resort and stranding skiers on a chair lift.

[Alexander]

4. Uh oh, his wife Gaia Ford Sweeney won't like this part!

"Former Rep. John Sweeney was charged with aggravated DWI when he was pulled over by State Police early this morning on the Northway with a 23-year-old woman in his car, police told the Daily News.

State Police had no comment when asked the identity of the passenger in Sweeney's 2004 BMW sedan. Sweeney was also ticketed for driving erratically. A law enforcement source said Sweeney's car had been swerving and the woman was seated partially on his lap when Trooper Phillip Dickson first spotted him."

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[onenote]

3. ahh, johnny, johnny, johnny ... what a piece of work art thou...

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/000512.php