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Former state representative Mark
J. Carron was ordered to serve 6 months of a 2-year jail sentence after being
found guilty of driving while under the influence of alcohol.
He was arrested on the charge Feb. 2 after Auburn
police said they found him asleep in his car about 2 a.m. Police said he failed
several field sobriety tests.
Mr. Carron was found guilty of the charge after a
jury trial in Central District Court. Police said at the time of his arrest
that Mr. Carron had three prior drunk-driving convictions, and he was charged
with his fourth offense.
Mr. Carron waived his right to a separate jury trial
and admitted to two prior drunken driving convictions, one in 1987 and the
other in 1991.
Judge Charles Groce III sentenced Mr. Carron to 2
years in the House of Correction, with 6 months to be served. The judge
suspended the balance of the sentence for 2 years with probation.
As conditions of probation, Mr. Carron was ordered
to undergo a substance abuse evaluation and any treatment deemed appropriate by
the court, to attend four Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week and to remain
alcohol-free with random screens. The status of his driver's license will be
determined by the state Registry of Motor Vehicles.
As proposed by his lawyer, Michael H. Erlich, and
Special Prosecutor Michael Russo, Judge Groce agreed to recommend that Mr.
Carron serve the committed portion of his sentence at the Western Massachusetts
Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Springfield.
just want to say hang in there mark hope you make it thru this difficult time in your life, im a southbridge resident who never agreed with your politics but doesnt mean your not a decent guy stay well
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