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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Government prosecutors said Callaghan failed to immediately give his full name, address, the registration number of his car, and failed to exhibit his operator\u2019s license and registration card to the operator of the other vehicle involved in the accident.<\/p>\n
They also alleged that Callaghan \u201cfailed 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,\u201d in violation of 9 CMC 6101.<\/p>\n
Further, government prosecutors accused Callaghan of \u201cfalse reporting.\u201d <\/p>\n
They alleged that Callaghan unlawfully gave information in both oral and written reports \u201cknowing or having reason to believe that the information is false,\u201d in violation of 9 CMC 6103.<\/p>\n
When reached yesterday, Callaghan said he has not received the court\u2019s information and summons. He said he is willing to comply with the court\u2019s order.<\/p>\n
Callaghan said he has no legal counsel as of now.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Sen. Pete Reyes urged the Legislature to conduct an oversight hearing on Callaghan\u2019s alleged involvement in the accident. <\/p>\n
Reyes claimed that Callaghan was given special treatment and that he had fled the scene of the accident without waiting for traffic investigators. <\/p>\n
Reyes also claimed that Callaghan was not tested for alcohol. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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