BOSTON (AP) — Authorities are backing off claims that a Massachusetts driver whose van slammed into a car driven by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had previously been arrested for driving under the influence.
A spokesman for Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter said Friday that someone else had impersonated Ludgero Rodrigues when he was arrested last year. Prosecutors dropped charges against the 21-year-old after he convinced authorities that he was not the person they detained last year.
Still, Rodrigues does have an extensive history of traffic violations.
He was cited Thursday for failing to stop at a red light before his Mercury Villager minivan hit Brady’s Audi sedan at the intersection in Boston’s Back Bay area.
A 49-year-old passenger was seriously injured. Brady was not hurt.
