A Boston MBTA Transit Police officer who allegedly drove up onto the sidewalk and crashed into a pole while driving drunk is on “modified duty” as his case plays out in municipal court.

Massachusetts State Police troopers arrested Jonathan Daveiga, 29, of Boston, in the early morning hours of Oct. 19, and charged him with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor as well as failing to stop or yield.

Daveiga pleaded not guilty at his arraignment the next day at Boston Municipal Court’s Charlestown courthouse. He was released on personal recognizance. His next court date has not been scheduled, according to court records.

Police say that they found Daveiga’s gray Jeep Grand Cherokee on the curb at the intersection of Leverett Circle and Nashua Street “with the front panel of

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