Name that Party

I love it when we get the chance to play 'name that party'. When the political party of the criminal in question is not mentioned in the first paragraph, one must wonder why...Now, this wasn't a serious offense, or was it? It seems to me that the best way to avoid a DUI is to run into a bar and grab a beer, that way, any smell of beer on your breath is simply ignored...it pays to be a politician I guess.

Paragraph 12 of the story finally gets around to telling us that the driver is a Democrat, and, that he was in his 'state' car. The last paragraph mentions that this is the second crash of this type (rear ending another vehicle) for this guy...