New York Lawyer
September 17, 2007
By The Associated Press BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- Bloomsburg University's student government president was charged with drunken driving just weeks after saying the media has unfairly portrayed students as irresponsible.
Christopher Bevan, 21, was pulled over last weekend after a campus police officer said he saw the student driving more than 50 mph in a 15-mph zone.
A breath test showed Bevan's blood-alcohol level was .147 percent, authorities said. The legal limit for drivers in Pennsylvania is .08 percent.
Bevan recently wrote a letter to the Press Enterprise of Bloomsburg about media coverage of the central Pennsylvania college's annual Block Party, an event critics have described as rowdy and alcohol-fueled.
The stories have "painted BU students with a broad and negative brush and are both inaccurate and extremely unfair to the thousands of responsible, mature Bloomsburg students who are an asset to the school and this community," Bevan wrote.
Reached Friday, Bevan declined to say if he would step down from his position. He also would not comment on the arrest.
College spokeswoman Liza Benedict called the arrest out of character for Bevan.
"Up to this point, Chris has set a great example for the students and worked well with the university," she said.
Bevan was charged with driving under the influence, driving at an unsafe speed and careless driving.
