Springfield police charge 60-year-old city resident Jose Rivera with drunken driving (4th offense) after pedestrian accident in Forest Park neighborhood

Police said the suspect was too intoxicated to perform a breathalyzer test,

Jose Rivera

SPRINGFIELD – Police charged a 60-year-old city man with drunken driving for the fourth time after he allegedly hit a pedestrian Monday night in the Forest Park neighborhood.

Jose A. Rivera, of 37 Horace St., who was visibly intoxicated, told police that the pedestrian “just walked in front of his car,” according to a release issued by Springfield police. The accident, near 147 Belmont Ave., was reported shortly before 6:15 p.m.

Rivera told police that he had consumed several vodka drinks. Rivera was arrested and then brought to the state police barracks to perform a breathalyzer test but he was too intoxicated to properly complete the test, according to the release.

The condition of the pedestrian was not immediately available.