In the latest news regarding the recent accident that killed Doug Weddleton, a state police sergeant from Brockton, a bail was set at $2,500 yesterday for the alleged drunken driver involved in the crash.
The bail was set for Kenneth R. Weiand, 43, of Walpole, who is charged with drunken driving.
Weddleton, 52, was killed last Friday on I-95, while working a construction detail near exit 6 in Mansfield.
According to the authorities, Weddleton's cruiser was blocking an off-ramp when an Acura sedan driven by Weiand attempted to exit the highway there and came to a stop, Enterprise News reports.
Weddleton activated his cruiser’s blue lights and got out to speak with Weiand, police said.
While Weddleton was speaking to the sedan driver, a pickup truck driven by Anthony Perry Jr., of Boston, slammed into Weiand’s car, pushing it into Weddleton, who sustained fatal injuries.
While Weiand’s blood-alcohol level was .20, more than twice the .08 concentration used as a threshold for drunken driving, the other driver's was .07. However, officials say the law allows police to charge suspected drunken drivers who have blood-alcohol concentrations lower than .08 if the arresting officer has reason to believe the person is intoxicated.
Weiand will apear for pretrial hearings on August 5.
The second driver, Perry was released after posting $10,000 bail following his arraignment Friday.
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