A man who drank several vodka tonics during a night out at the Golden Banana strip club before getting behind the wheel has lost his appeal in state court.

Albert Erler was convicted in Lynn District Court of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence following the incident on Route 1 after midnight in January of 2022.

A Mass State Police trooper had reportedly seen Erler’s vehicle swerving between the right lane and the middle lane. Erler also appeared to be texting while driving. The trooper as a result pulled him over.

When the trooper walked up to the vehicle, the trooper “immediately smelled an overwhelming odor of intoxicating liquor,” according to the appeals court ruling. The statie added that Erler had bloodshot, glassy eyes.

The trooper asked Erler where he was comin

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