A Cape Cod man is facing charges after allegedly crashing his boat aground on Martha’s Vineyard while drunk last Friday.
Riley Blizard, 32, of Cotuit, is charged with operating a boat under the influence of liquor and negligent operation of a boat.
According to State Police, Trooper Zachary Bolcome received a call from dispatch around 9:40 p.m. for a large boat that had run aground on Chappaquiddick Island.
Arriving Edgartown officers and Trooper Bolcome located the 43-foot Hinckley Sport Boat 40C parked halfway up the shoreline and saw two men still on the boat.
The men explained they made a navigational error, according to authorities.
Trooper Bolcome spoke to Blizard, who was driving the boat, and allegedly saw signs of impairment in him. After failing a field sobriety test, Blizard was placed under arrest.
He will be arraigned at Edgartown District Court.
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