RHODE ISLAND
Westerly Sun
By A.J. ALGIER / Sun Staff Writer
WAKEFIELD — Charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident brought against a Roman Catholic bishop were dismissed Tuesday by Narragansett police in 4th Division District Court.
Dismissal of the two misdemeanor charges comes after Robert J. McManus, 61, bishop of the diocese of Worcester, Mass., pleaded guilty in Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal last month to a charge of failure to submit to a test to determine the level of intoxication after his arrest on May 7.
Traffic tribunal Judge William T. Noonan sentenced McManus to a six-month loss of license; ordered him to pay $935 and complete 10 hours of ommunity service — all standard for first-time offenders.
Having pleaded to the RITT charges, his lawyer, William J. Murphy, was successful in having the district court charges dismissed.
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