Massachusetts Republican lieutenant gubernatorial candidate arrested on drunk driving charge

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Shawn Oliver, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol Saturday night, police said.

Around 11:40 p.m., the New Bedford Police Department responded to reports at 448 Dartmouth St. that a vehicle was overturned after striking multiple parked vehicles. Five parked vehicles were struck, with two sustaining “extensive damage,” police spokeswoman Holly Huntoon told the Washington Examiner.

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