Brave boy stops alleged drunk from driving him home (Boston Herald)

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By Laura Crimaldi

A young New England Patriots [team stats] fan is being applauded by police for his “moral courage” after he called his parents from Patriot Place Sunday because he feared the man entrusted to drive him home was drunk behind the wheel.

Foxboro Police Chief Edward O’Leary said the car the 14-year-old boy was riding in was stalled in heavy traffic exiting a Gillette Stadium parking lot after the Patriots game when the boy became alarmed by William Groot’s driving.

“I think it’s exceptional that he would realize that he and his young friend could be in danger not only because of the man’s behavior, but because he was continuing to drink,” O’Leary said.

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