Drunk driver busted on a backhoe

BROOKLINE, Mass. -- Police arrested a construction worker who allegedly drove drunk through the streets of Brookline with a backhoe.

Kevin Lasquade, 24, is accused of stealing a backhoe and leading police on a chase in Brookline on Saturday.

The suspect reportedly left the construction site where he was working in Watertown with the backhoe. He allegedly hit a parked car on Beacon Street in Brookline.

Lasquade allegedly drove into a Stop & Shop parking lot where he reportedly almost hit some cars before pulling over.

“The vehicle continued going at a high rate of speed, and finally about probably a couple hundred yards down the road, the operator finally pulled over,” Captain John O’Leary, Brookline Police Department, said.

According to police, after he was pulled over Lasquade denied operating the backhoe. He does not have a license to operate a backhoe.

Lasquade refused to comment on the incident.

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