MIDDLETON — An elderly man arrested on drunken-driving charges last summer after a head-on collision while going the wrong way on Route 114 in Danvers has been arrested again in a similar incident.
Edward Holden, 71, of 2C Orchard Circle, Middleton, was arraigned yesterday on charges of drunken driving and failing to stay within marked lanes, a month after his Jan. 5 arrest by Middleton police.
Middleton police Patrolman Robert Currier was on patrol just after 8 p.m. when he saw a Chrysler PT Cruiser forcing other drivers to swerve and coming directly at him on the wrong side of Route 114. He later learned that Holden had just been turned away from a package store after trying to buy alcohol.
Holden allegedly admitted to having had a glass of whiskey before heading out and was arrested.
At the time he was out on bail in an Aug. 28 incident in which he crashed head-on into another car on Route 114 near the ramp to Route 1 south around 9 p.m. Neither Holden nor the other driver reported injuries. Danvers police charged Holden in that case with drunken driving, driving to endanger and failing to stay within marked lanes. Holden's release after that arrest came on the condition that he not drive.
Because he did drive, allegedly while drunk, prosecutor Patrick Collins urged Salem District Court Judge Richard Mori to revoke Holden's bail in the earlier crash and set a high bail in the new case.
The judge granted part of the request, ordering Holden held without bail and setting $5,000 cash bail on the new case.
Defense lawyer Stephen Reardon said his client spent much of his life in his native Dublin, Ireland, before coming to the United States 27 years ago.
Reardon argued against holding Holden, saying his client may be suffering from some other health issues that affect his judgment.
In fact, Holden missed his original arraignment in January because he was in a physical rehabilitation facility.
"Hi family has now taken his car away," Reardon said. "They took the plates." He suggested that the judge send Holden to a treatment program and not jail.
The judge disagreed, and Holden remains held at Middleton Jail at least until his next court appearance on Feb. 23.
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