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Jul 5, 2009 10:28 am US/Central

Man Arrested For Driving Boat Into Fireworks Zone

Jeffrey A. Daluz Loses License For Life After Boating OUI On July 4

WEST YARMOUTH, Mass. (CBS) ― A man was arrested Saturday night for operating his boat while intoxicated and intruding into a special fireworks security zone, CBS station WBZ-TV reports.

According to the Yarmouth Police Department, 53-year-old Jeffrey A. Daluz drove his boat into a firework display area security zone in the Lewis Bay area of West Yarmouth.

Officers from the Yarmouth Division of Natural Resources stopped the boat and gave Daluz a series of field sobriety tests after noticing several signs of possible intoxication.

Daluz was then transported to a public docking area at Englewood Beach, where Yarmouth police took him into custody for boating under the influence.

Daluz had been arrested at least seven times in the past for OUI and also had five convictions. Due to the prior convictions, Daluz has had his Massachusetts operator's license revoked for life.

Currently, Daluz is being held at the Yarmouth police station on $5,000 bail. He will be arraigned on Monday and charged with felony boating OUI liquor 5th offense. The charge is the highest OUI charge recognized in Massachusetts.

His boat has been seized under the Melanie Law and is also being held at the Yarmouth police station pending forfeiture proceedings.

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