Attorney weighs in on Anne Arundel Co. boating crash
Anne Arundel County state Delegate Republican Don Dwyer potentially faces serious legal charges. Experts said his political future is in doubt.
Political and legal experts believe Dwyer's attempt to get out in front of his drunken boat collision does him more harm than good.
"It's inappropriate for him... it's dead wrong -- I understand what's he's doing. He's seeking repentance. There is a time. There is a place. Children were hurt. There is no excuse," attorney Bruce Robinson said. "He has to know all the facts before he starts apologizing and saying, 'I had a .2 (percent blood alcohol level),' because he's painting himself into a corner, which he may never be able to get out from."
Robinson of Robinson Associates in Pikesville is an expert in Maryland DUI and DWI law. Robinson said he believes Dwyer faces several charges.
"The biggest charge he has is operating under the influence, operating, in his case, a vessel or boat under the influence. It carries a maximum of a year, and then there's a reckless charge that can be associated with that which carries another 30 days on top of that," Robinson said.
Dwyer and his boat passenger John Moran, a political candidate in 2010 and current police officer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus, collided with another motorboat on the Magothy River on Wednesday. Dwyer and several children, ended up in the hospital.
Sources tell 11 News investigators are looking into the bar tab Dwyer and Moran ran up at an Eastern shore establishment prior to the crash.
UMBC officials tell 11 News they see no reason to discipline Moran.
Dwyer declared his alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit at the time.
Legal experts contend the amount, the accident and the fact children were hurt will be unforgivable to a judge.
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