State rep accused of OUI near State House loses license for 45 days, admits to facts

A Massachusetts state representative charged with drunken driving after police say he sideswiped a parked truck in Boston and kept going admitted to the facts of the matter in court Thursday According to executives Rep John Lawn a Democrat from Watertown slammed into a parked truck across the street from the State House and drove off leading to his arrest Lawn s occurrence was continued without a finding for one year Lawn s driving license was also suspended for days he was placed on one year of probation and will have to pay a fine and undergo alcohol therapy and tuition