Spider-Man NL Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Brashear charged with drunken driving Associated Press 12/22/2003 WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Philadelphia Flyers enforcer Donald Brashear was charged with drunken driving. The forward is scheduled to appear in Waterford Township municipal court on Jan. 8 to face charges of driving under the influence, careless driving and refusing to take a Breathalyzer test. Waterford Police Chief John Bekisz told The Courier Post of Cherry Hill (N.J.) that police stopped Brashear around 3 a.m. Friday after seeing him pull his 2002 Ford pickup out of a shopping centre parking lot and begin swerving. Brashear, 31, left the municipal jail in the company of an unidentified woman about two hours after his arrest, police said. First-time DUI offenders in New Jersey face up to 30 days in jail, a one-year driver's license suspension, 12 hours of alcohol counselling and $750 US in fines. Brashear, who joined the Flyers in 2001, has three goals and three assists in 25 games this season, and leads the team with 69 penalty minutes. A telephone listing in Brashear's name was unpublished and he could not be reached for comment by The Associated Press. Flyers spokesman Zack Hill declined to comment. Brashear has had two previous brushes with the law: - In 1997, as a member of the Vancouver Canucks, he was charged with aggravated assault following an altercation outside a bar. Brashear agreed to enter a six-month intervention program, and the charges were dropped. - In 2000, he was sentenced to six months probation after an altercation with a worker at his girlfriend's gym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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