Ray Bourque pleads not guilty to drunken driving charge

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Inductee to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, Ray Bourque, a Stanley Cup winner and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame speaks to the media at the hall in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

LAWRENCE, Mass. — Former Boston Bruins star Ray Bourque has pleaded not guilty to a drunken driving charge.

Bourque was charged Friday with operating under the influence of alcohol after his Mercedes-Benz rear-ended a minivan in an Andover construction zone. No one was hurt.

The 55-year-old Bourque entered his plea Monday in Lawrence District Court.

A police report filed in court said Bourque had a blood-alcohol level of 0.249, three times the legal limit. Authorities say he told police he had “a few drinks” at the Andover Country Club.

In a statement Sunday, Bourque said he accepted responsibility for his actions. He said, “I am not happy about the situation I put myself into.”

Bourque was originally scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday, but his lawyer asked for it to be moved up.

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