Ri Dismisses Drunk Driving Charges against Worcester's Bishop McManus
By Bob Kievra
WORCESTER — A drunken driving charge against Bishop Robert J. McManus was dismissed Tuesday in Rhode Island, a month after he was arrested following a hit-and-run accident near his Narragansett, R.I., vacation home.
Bishop McManus was not present for the dismissal in Wakefield District Court, which was part of a May 14 agreement in traffic court in which he admitted to refusing a chemical test, said his lawyer, William J. Murphy. Such an agreement is common practice for a first-time offender.
At the traffic court, Bishop McManus pleaded guilty to the refusal charge, which resulted in a six-month loss of license, 10 hours of community service, mandatory DUI education charges and a $945 fine.
"The bishop is sorry; he's remorseful," Mr. Murphy said. "This was abhorrent behavior on his part and he apologizes to the people of the diocese and the people of Massachusetts and Rhode Island."
Bishop McManus was arraigned last month on the drunken driving charge after he was in a hit-and-run accident with a 2008 Hyundai about two miles from his vacation home.
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