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Independent Review Says DA Was Largely Uninformed on Trooper’s Alleged Drunk-Driving Fatal Crash

The finding shifts scrutiny to State Police reporting and disclosure in the case.

Overview

  • The investigation by retired Judge Thomas Drechsler, released Wednesday, found nearly all Middlesex DA staff had no knowledge of intoxication allegations tied to the 2023 Woburn crash.
  • According to the report, Sgt. Anthony DeLucia told the DA’s security director in 2024 that Scott Quigley was a “0.11” and later said to keep it secret, and both DeLucia and Quigley declined interviews.
  • The review says State Police and Woburn police did not make the required 24-hour notification to the DA’s office, and early police reports stated no alcohol use and only minor injuries for the van’s occupants.
  • Suffolk County is prosecuting Quigley after a March 26 indictment on felony motor vehicle homicide, and his police certification has been suspended.
  • Court filings and body-camera video in an unrelated murder case brought the crash back into view, and the DA shared the report and records with Suffolk prosecutors and parties in related cases.