Apr 13 2008
State Rep Boylan Charged with DWI
RALEIGH - A Republican state representative has been charged with driving while impaired in his Moore County district.
State Rep. Joe Boylan of Pinehurst drove his 1999 Ford pickup truck over the center line, off the left side of the road and into a ditch before striking a tree Thursday night in eastern Moore County, Sgt. T.C. McNair of the state Highway Patrol said.
Boylan was treated at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. The Highway Patrol charged him with driving left of center and DWI.
Reached by phone Saturday night, Boylan said he failed to negotiate a curve.
Look, we’ve all driven a little tipsy before. I’ve done it. You only need a couple of drinks to get a slight buzz. However, to actually cross the line and go over the other side of the road you have got to be blitzed out of your mind. There were a few times when I was younger where I drove home after a night of heavy drinking and even in those instances I was still able to drive within the lines, so Boylan had to be totally shit-faced. He’s apologized for the “mistake.” I guess we’ll see on Election Day if the voters accept it.
[...] be underway, although it does walk a thin line as to what constitutes ethical misconduct. As I said the other day, you don’t get this drunk by accident and I would speculate this wasn’t his first [...]