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Former Boston Bruins star Ray Bourque pleads not guilty to drunken driving

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.
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.

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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.”

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

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