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Callaghan summoned to court
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Posted on May 22 2004
Public information offer Pete Callaghan is being asked to appear in court next week after a complaint related to his involvement in a recent car accident was filed at the Superior Court yesterday.
In a penal summons issued yesterday, clerk of court Jovita Flores said that Callaghan must show up in court at 1:30pm on May 27.
In the information filed, which was signed by government chief prosecutor David Hutton and deputy attorney general Clyde Lemons Jr., Callaghan allegedly failed to provide needed information and failed to stop immediately when he got involved in a car accident that resulted in property damage on May 4.
Government prosecutors said Callaghan failed to immediately give his full name, address, the registration number of his car, and failed to exhibit his operator’s license and registration card to the operator of the other vehicle involved in the accident.
They also alleged that Callaghan “failed to immediately stop and then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of the unattended vehicle or give his name and address to the owner of the vehicle involved in the accident,” in violation of 9 CMC 6101.
Further, government prosecutors accused Callaghan of “false reporting.”
They alleged that Callaghan unlawfully gave information in both oral and written reports “knowing or having reason to believe that the information is false,” in violation of 9 CMC 6103.
When reached yesterday, Callaghan said he has not received the court’s information and summons. He said he is willing to comply with the court’s order.
Callaghan said he has no legal counsel as of now.
Earlier, Sen. Pete Reyes urged the Legislature to conduct an oversight hearing on Callaghan’s alleged involvement in the accident.
Reyes claimed that Callaghan was given special treatment and that he had fled the scene of the accident without waiting for traffic investigators.
Reyes also claimed that Callaghan was not tested for alcohol.
