Mark McKeown allegedly crashed into another vehicle while driving drunk on VFW Parkway.
An off-duty sergeant with the Boston Police Department is accused of driving drunk and crashing into another car on VFW Parkway.
The sergeant, Mark McKeown, was also described in a police report of behaving in a vulgar manner toward Brookline police officers who arrived at the scene of the crash.
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According to court documents, McKeown smelled of alcohol.
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When the driver whose vehicle was hit was being interviewed by police, McKeown allegedly started yelling profanities at him, slurring his words referring to a "plassing lane" rather than a passing lane, and asked police, "Do you understand who I am?"
He told police he'd had five drinks at a Bruins game, unleashing a slew of expletives and insults at the officers, calling one of them a "scumbag" and telling them to "shut the F*** up."
He had trouble trying to complete sobriety tests, police said.
McKeown was arrested and charged with operating under the influence.
A witness provided police with dashcam video of the incident, which allegedly showed McKeown driving at a high speed and colliding with a rotary shortly before the crash.
Boston police tell us McKeown has been placed on administrative desk duty for the time being.