By Ross Marrinson
rmarrinson@hgazette.com
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5th Congressional District Republican candidate Jon Golnik acknowledged Tuesday that he was arrested nine years ago for driving under the influence of alcohol.
"I had too much to drink," he said. "And I drove. It was a stupid thing to do."
Golnik, who lived in Belmont at the time, was pulled over on Route 2 on his way home from an AC/DC concert at the FleetCenter earlier in the evening. He said the arrest was a low point during a tragic period in his life.
Golnik's 26-year-old brother had been killed in a motorcycle accident in August 1999, 21 months before the arrest.
"It was a pretty dark time for me. I was very close to him," he said of his brother.
For more on this story and other campaign developments, see the Sept. 2 edition of The Haverhill Gazette.
