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theHandpuppet

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Thu Aug 23, 2012, 11:55 PM Aug 2012

Drunken, anti-gay Repug lawmaker crashes speedboat into a vessel filled with children

Md. lawmaker says he was drinking before boat crash that injured 4 children
By Aaron C. Davis, Thursday, August 23, 6:22 PM

Maryland Del. Donald H. Dwy­er Jr. said Thursday that he was under the influence of alcohol when the boat he was piloting Wednesday struck a vessel full of children, injuring four, one seriously...

...In a statement, he said his blood alcohol content was 0.2, more than twice the legal limit for operating a boat...

...Dwyer, 54, one of Maryland’s most conservative lawmakers, is best known for leading vehement opposition to Democrats’ efforts to legalize same-sex marriage and for failed attempts to impeach state Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler (D) for his support of same-sex marriage.

According to authorities, Dwy­er and a male passenger were aboard Dwyer’s boat, and the other, smaller boat carried five children and two adults who had been tubing in the Magothy River, about five miles north of Route 50 in Dwyer’s district. Moments before the 7 p.m. impact, Dwyer attempted to veer his 27-foot Baja away from the 18-foot Bayliner, but the boats collided, sending people flying from both....

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I hope this hateful pig goes to jail!
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Drunken, anti-gay Repug lawmaker crashes speedboat into a vessel filled with children (Original Post) theHandpuppet Aug 2012 OP
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