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At 3:30 p.m. today, Trooper Russell Patenaude of the State Police Barracks in Bourne observed a 1998 Ford Escort operating erratically on Route 195 eastbound in Wareham. He followed the vehicle as it exited the highway at Exit 21 onto Route 28 in Wareham as the Escort sped up to well over the posted speed limit. Trooper Patenaude stopped the vehicle and after conversation and a brief investigation, the operator was placed under arrest.
The operator, identified as 53-year-old HAROLD B. REARDON of Carver, was transported to the State Police Barracks in Bourne where he was booked. REARDON’s license was suspended for life in 2009. He is charged with the following crimes:
- OUI Liquor, 7th Offense
- Operating OUI with a License Suspended for OUI
- Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle
- Open Container of Alcohol in a Motor Vehicle
- Speeding
- Marked Lanes Violation
Reardon was transported to the Plymouth House of Correction where he is being held on $5000 bail. No further information is available at this time. Please do not contact the barracks.
