GOP candidate arrested on driving under the influence charge after rollover crash: report

The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts was arrested late Saturday after a crash that flipped his car and damaged several parked vehicles, police said.New Bedford City Councilor Shawn Oliver, 42, was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, The New Bedford Light reported. He also faces charges of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, speeding and a marked lanes violation.Officers were called to Dartmouth Street around 11:40 p.m. for a crash involving an overturned car that had hit several parked cars, police spokesperson Holly Huntoon told the outlet. Five vehicles were involved, and two had “extensive damage.”Oliver was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital for treatment and then arrested. He was booked into the Ash Street Jail around 6:45 a.m. and released on personal recognizance just after 9 a.m. Sunday, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux told The Light.A Light reporter was outside the jail when Oliver walked out....