BY DERRICK PERKINS
An early morning argument over a $10 bar tab allegedly sparked a fight that left one man hospitalized and three lawn statues uprooted on June 6.
Andrew Monzon, 23, of Andover, Mass., has been charged with reckless conduct, criminal mischief, driving while intoxicated and two counts of first-degree assault after allegedly using his vehicle to intentionally strike a co-worker and the co-worker’s father at their 64 Kelly Road residence at about 2:15 a.m.
According to police, Monzon and a co-worker got into an argument over a bar tab on the way to the residence after drinking together earlier in the evening. Police said Monzon drove forward and struck his 35-year-old co-worker in the driveway of the residence, flipping him over the hood of the vehicle before driving off.
Monzon allegedly returned a few minutes later and intentionally crashed into the garage door, a light post and drove over three lawn statues. When his coworker’s father came out of the Kelly Road residence, Monzon also intentionally struck him before leaving the scene, police said.
The second victim was treated at Caritas Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Mass., for non-life threatening injuries, police said. Monzon was taken into custody near Route 28 and was held on a $5,000 cash bail pending his arraignment at Salem District Court.