Commonwealth v. Smeaton

During the early morning hours of October 11, *7532010, the defendant, Steven M. Smeaton, was operating a motor vehicle on West Street, a public way in the city of Northampton, in the vicinity of Smith College (college). A campus police officer, appointed as a special State police officer pursuant to G. L. c. 22C, § 63 (§ 63), observed him driving recklessly along the portion of West Street that intersects the college campus. Just beyond the heart of the campus, the officer stopped the defendant’s vehicle. After the stop, the Northampton police arrived, placed the defendant under arrest, and…