Drunk driving charge gets liquor commissioner fired

A New Hampshire state liquor commissioner was removed from his job Monday after being charged with driving while intoxicated.

Richard Simard (pictured) was stopped by Gilford police around 11:30 p.m. Saturday after Laconia police alerted officers to a possibly intoxicated driver, Gilford Police Chief John Markland said.

Officers did a field sobriety test, and Simard refused to submit a breath test, Markland said. He described the incident as a routine DWI stop but said his officers knew Simard's position in state government.

Gov. John Lynch, removed Simard from the state liquor commission.

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