GILFORD, N.H. – New Hampshire Liquor Commissioner Richard Simard was arrested and charged with DUI in Gilford late Saturday night, police said. Gilford police received a report that Simard, 67, of Manchester, was driving erratically toward Gilford in his 2010 BMW.
Police pulled him over at about 11:50 p.m. on Lakeshore Road and conducted a field sobriety test, which police determined he failed. Simard refused a Breathalyzer, according to police.
Gov. John Lynch removed Simard as liquor commissioner on Monday.
“It is simply unacceptable for a liquor commissioner, stopped by the police on suspicion of driving under the influence, to refuse a Breathalyzer test," Lynch said in a written statement. "Under the circumstances, Richard Simard’s continued presence on the Liquor Commission would compromise the integrity of the commission."
Lynch said he would act quickly to nominate a replacement liquor commissioner.
File this one under the category of “Only in New Hampshire.” And to quote "Granite State of Mind",
"Don't drink and drive here, listen to what I say, even though we put our liquor stores right on the highway"
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