WORCESTER (MA)
Telegram & Gazette
By Bob Kievra, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
rkievra@telegram.com
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.”
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