NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Prosecutors in Connecticut will not pursue a driving-under-the-influence charge against former House Minority Leader Robert Watson after determining that police did not administer a urine test within the time required by law, according to Watson's lawyer.
That means the charge will be cleared from his record in 13 months, Charles Tiernan said.
In addition, a judge dismissed a marijuana possession charge, finding that Watson had attended an inpatient substance abuse treatment program last year, Tiernan said.
"He's doing all the right things," Tiernan said.
East Haven police charged Watson with driving under the influence and marijuana possession after stopping him at a sobriety checkpoint last April.
Watson, an East Greenwich Republican, was ousted from his leadership post shortly after his arrest.