WORCESTER (MA)
Telegram & Gazette
By Shaun Sutner TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
ssutner@telegram.com
Worcester Bishop Robert J. McManus apologized Monday after his weekend arrest in his hometown of Narragansett, R.I., on charges of drunken driving and refusing a chemical test.
The bishop was in a hit-and-run accident on Boston Neck Road before he was arrested, according to Narragansett Police Capt. Sean Corrigan.
“On Saturday evening, May 4, I made a terrible error in judgment by driving after having consumed alcohol with dinner,” the bishop said in a statement released Monday morning after news stories appeared about the arrest. “There is no excuse for the mistake I made, only a commitment to make amends and accept the consequences of my action.”
The other driver, whose car the bishop allegedly hit, was not injured, Capt. Corrrigan said. The man followed the bishop and called police, Rhode Island TV station NBC 10 reported.
The accident occurred about two miles from the bishop’s vacation home at 215 Col. John Gardner Road in Bonnet Shores, an enclave with waterfront views and high-end homes near Narragansett Beach.
The 1,200-square-foot ranch-style house with its ocean view was once Bishop McManus’ late mother’s home, said Raymond Delisle, a diocese spokesman. The property is valued at $476,400, according to town assessor records.
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