Patrick M. Lynn (mugshot courtesy of APD)
UPDATE Tuesday morning: Mr. Lynn blew a 0.24% BAC, three times the legal limit!
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Yes, you have to wonder how Patrick Lynn, age 31, could be arrested
three times for drunk driving, not to mention
robbing a bank in Springfield, yet still manage to get behind the wheel of car -- again under the influence of alcohol -- and drive in the wrong lane early Saturday night in the heart of downtown Amherst?
APD performs Field Sobriety Test on Mr. Lynn 8:05 p.m Boltwood Ave/Spring Street in front of Grace Episcopal Church. He flunked.
16 comments:
The late Mike Grabeic used to make a point -- arrested means nothing, it's if you were convicted.
Now if he was actually convicted (or plead to) those three OUIs and a bank job -- WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT!
Larry -- did you notice that there was no "operating without a license" charge? He actually has one?
And I'm guessing that he has more on his rap sheet than the OUI's and the Bank Job because (from your linked article):
Lt. Michael Sicard, from the Hampden County Correctional Center, called police and said he recognized Lynn, who was released from prison several weeks ago.
And then there is this, which is just jaw-dropping stupid.
On June 17 Officer Dennis Prior spotted Lynn at the corner of Bridge and Chestnut streets, drinking a can of beer.
You've just robbed a bank, you are wanted by the police, and you stand out on a street corner drinking a beer -- giving any officer probable cause to arrest you for that. WOW...
the funny thing about oui arrests...it still means something even if you weren't convicted
Larry, I know it's two weeks later and it's all Blarney, but did the APD ever upload the videos of the riot they shot?
No. (Don't ask)
They were probably advised by the court or District Attorney not too as it might affect any court proceedings as far as fair trial claims if they will be used as evidence.
This is a load of bs. I've said this many times - in this country we're just not really serious about driving under the influence. When it comes to putting people's lives in danger when behind the wheel it should be one strike and you're out. Other, perhaps more civilized or progressive countries than ours, have that policy. If you're stopped and found to have any alcohol in your system you lose your license. Period. With the option to get that "go to jail" card as well. What could happen if we were to institute that policy? Someone has to take the bus to work or hire a cab? Too damn bad.
I agree, and anyone caught using a cell phone while driving should be executed.
DUI law in NH? 1.5-2 pages and straightforward. OUI law(s) in MA? 24+ pages and convoluted as hell.
12:59 - your glibness falls flat. obviously you've never experienced a personal loss at the hands of a drunk driver. (or, for that matter, at the hands of some idiot using a cell phone.)
Other, perhaps more civilized or progressive countries than ours, have that policy. If you're stopped and found to have any alcohol in your system you lose your license. Period.
The same countries have one hell of a much better public transportation network than we do. One doesn't need a car in those countries -- try to live a "middle class" life in Amherst for even a couple weeks without a car -- it isn't easy, I've done it. Not because I lost my license but because I lost my transmission....
And one other thing -- we fought a Revolution because we didn't like the European approach to criminal justice -- you don't want to even think about what the OUI laws would look like if automobiles had been around in 1789....
Larry, driving on the wrong side of a narrow street and running a stop sign doesn't inherently constitute operating to endanger. It's probable cause for an officer to stop him, and I'm glad he did, but we wouldn't have "failure to keep to right" and "failure to stop" as offenses if they inherently constituted "operating to endanger."
Now if he almost hit someone, it would be a completely different story, but the officer doesn't mention that. So he is on the wrong side of Spring Street and runs a Stop Sign -- that's illegal and you shouldn't do it -- but it's not like driving down the sidewalk with people jumping for their lives....
What a dirtbag.
I know Pat Lynn personally. He has been in and out of jail for the last 10+ years for a variety of offenses. He is originally from Amherst. He has no respect for law, order, property, family, or safety. Every time he gets out of jail, he ends up back again within weeks. I feel very sorry for his family. I hope they lock him up for a long time - he is a danger to society.
And it appears that he isn't a UMass student....
But are his parents UM employees?
I knew Patrick Lynn from elementary school and junior high school. He must have had a tough childhood. He had behavioral problems even at that early age. I remember a specific instance in elementary school one day he kicked my head into the wall really hard because he was mad at me. He later apologized, which actually meant a lot coming from him. I don't know too much about his family, but his father worked at the Spalding factory - he used to wear these prescription shop goggles, but I don't remember much else. I decided to look Patrick up after watching a documentary about the us prison system, wondering if anyone I grew up with ended up in jail. I feel bad saying it, but I'm not at all surprised. I also feel bad because it probably goes all the way back environment he was raised in as a child and it will be very difficult to change these ways.
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