Sixth Time OUI Offender Tells Hingham Police, 'Take Me to Jail'

A drunken driving suspect with multiple offenses told Hingham police to take him to jail on Tuesday afternoon after he failed sobriety tests in his Crow Point driveway.

“I’m done with these tests; take me to jail,” Paul A. Dillon, 45 of 131 Downer Avenue  told police after he could not maintain his balance.

Police arrested Dillon and charged him with operating under the influence of alcohol, driving to endanger and possessing an open container.  The arrest was his 6th drunken driving offense, police said.

At 1:40 p.m.  on Tuesday, offers were dispatched to the area of Bel Air Drive and Bel Air Road after a neighbor said Dillon pulled up to his home in a 2013 blue Chrysler 300 with North Carolina plates,  and looked confused and appeared intoxicated.  The neighbor told police that Dillon asked his 3-year-old son, “Hey, who are you?,”  and then drove away, police said.

Another concerned neighbor then followed Dillon to his home and waited for police to arrive.

Police went to the Downer Avenue address, felt the hood of the car  and noticed it was still warm and heat was coming from the hood, Hingham Police Sgt. Steven Dearth said.  Officers also noticed a  one-half empty 375 ml bottle of Schnapps in the vehicle, Dearth said.

When police questioned Dillon at his home, they said he had slurred speech, glassy red eyes, smelt of alcohol, and was unsteady on his feet. 

After police administered field sobriety tests in which they said Dillon struggled to keep his balance, the suspect told police “I’m done with these tests; take me to jail.”

Dillon was released on $340 under house arrest with a GPS monitoring bracelet. He is due to return to court May 16, according to Dearth.

At the time of his arrest, Dillon had a valid license and was driving a rented car from Enterprise in Cohasset.  Sgt. Dearth explained that his license was valid because all of his convictions were before 2005, when Melanie’s Law came into effect and strengthened penalties for repeat drunken drivers.

Dillon had two prior convictions for drunken driving out of Hingham District Court in 1989, one in 1994 in Hingham District Court, one in 1997 in Orleans District Court and one in 2001 in Quincy District Court, police said.

If convicted Dillon could lose his driver’s license for life under Melanie’s Law.