ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland state delegate accused of operating a powerboat while drunk plans to discuss the charges against him as he prepares to stand trial.
The Capital of Annapolis reports that Del. Don Dwyer will hold a news conference Monday, one day before his trial in Annapolis is scheduled to start.
READ MORE: Maryland Weather: A Cold Front Sweeps In As Severe Thunderstorm Watch EndsDwyer, an Anne Arundel County Republican, is charged in a boating crash on the Magothy River last August that injured multiple people.
READ MORE: Waterfront Partnership Of Baltimore Offers Free Exercise Classes Along Inner HarborDwyer, who is seeking re-election, has admitted being drunk at the time of the crash.
He has said he began drinking heavily as a result of a separation from his wife and because he felt betrayed by fellow lawmakers who voted in support of gay marriage legislation.
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