As you know, Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella (R-NY) was arrested last Wednesday night for drunk driving with a blood alcohol level over twice the legal limit.
But now it seems that the arrest is landing him in an even bigger scandal.
Some color commentary from the NYDN …
A hammered Vito Fossella and a stumbling drinking buddy were asked to leave a Washington bar hours before the Staten Island congressman was busted for drunken driving, witnesses said Monday.
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Employees at the Logan Tavern said Brian, whose last name they did not know, passed out at the bar after arriving with Fossella.
Fossella roused his pal, who made it to the men’s room, where he passed out again in a chair outside the bathroom door. Tavern staff woke Brian, who returned to the main room and promptly belly-flopped onto a table, Hahn said.
“The table’s base was broken,” Hahn said. “They offered to pay for it, but we said, ‘That’s all right, just leave.'”
Hahn said he helped the men to the street and flagged down a cab for them. It’s unclear if the two men got into the cab or walked off, possibly to Fossella’s car.
