Driver allegedly drunk slams into 4 cars on I-93

MILTON, Mass. -- Police said a man was driving drunk north on Interstate 93 when he hit several cars.

The man was out on bail on Friday night.

“Oh God, I’m just thankful that I’m alive,” said Sheila Hooker, who was hit by the alleged drunk driver.

Hooker was the passenger in one of the four cars police said 24-year-old Rony Santos-Cruz slammed into while allegedly driving drunk up I-93 North.

“Smash against my side of the door because I was sitting in the front,” said Hooker. “I didn’t know what to think but once we pulled up aside him he was getting out his car trying to come up to our car trying to ask us could he get in the car I said, ‘You been drinking?’ I said, ‘You’re drunk!’”

In court, prosecutors said Santos-Cruz did admit to drinking.

“He did state that he had been drinking Heineken beers and the trooper did later recover four Heineken bottle caps from the driver’s seat of the car,” said the prosecutor.

Then state police made a shocking discovery.

“Later it was discovered that the defendant had three other license numbers other than the one given to the trooper. They are all assigned to him with his name and date of birth and the status of all the licenses were revoked,” said the prosecutor.

Santos-Cruz would not talk as he left court on Friday.

Hooker is amazed no one was seriously hurt.

“A lot of people could have lost their lives last night on the holiday,” said Hooker. “It was real sad. It was scary.”

Santos-Cruz was out on $1,000 cash bail. He is expected to return to court later next month.

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