MELROSE, MASS. (WHDH) - A Melrose man was arrested on his seventh drunken driving offense in Peabody on Friday, police said.
Troopers responding to a request for assistance on Route 1 northbound in Peabody about 6:22 p.m. spoke with the driver of a 2019 GMC Terrain that was parked in the travel lane, according to state police. Though the man initially provided a different name, he was later identified as Robert Cook, 67.
Following an investigation, Cook was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor, seventh offense, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence with a license suspended for OUI, operating a motor vehicle while his license was suspended for being a habitual traffic offender, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and providing police with a false name.
He is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Peabody District Court.
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