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.