More on the Police States of America

In New Hampshire, who’s slogan is “Live Free or Die,” it’s the police and their families who live free, and the citizens who die, according to this story about a fatal accident involving the drunk driving wife of a fifteen year police veteran.

[Holly] Gonyeau, the wife of 15-year veteran Williston police officer Keith Gonyeau, was cited on a charge of first-offense driving under the influence. She is scheduled to appear June 29 in Vermont Superior Court in Middlebury.

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Gonyeau’s preliminary breath test showed a 0.123 percent blood alcohol content, police said. Adult drivers are presumed to be under the influence at 0.08 percent.

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Gonyeau was spared arrest and jail custody after the crash Wednesday because she was cited on suspicion only of first-offense drunken driving. The protocol for that charge is to cite and release the suspect, said Scott Waterman, a state police spokesman.

I’d wager that the only reason she was cited at all was because she killed a cyclist. If the crime had been less serious, they probably would have just let her go.

So remember: Don’t drive drunk. Unless you’re a cop, or are married to a cop.

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