University of Mary Washington President William Frawley was placed on paid leave yesterday in the wake of consecutive drunken-driving charges against him.
The Free Lance-Star learned yesterday that Frawley, 53, had been charged with driving under the influence in Fairfax County on Tuesday, the day before being arrested in Fredericksburg on charges of drunken driving and refusing a breathalyzer test.
All are misdemeanors. He was alone in the car in both incidents, officials said.
UMW Rector Bill Poole said Frawley was in Mary Washington Hospital’s intensive care unit yesterday afternoon. He said at a news conference that he didn’t know the details of Frawley’s injuries.
“The tragedy of all this is he’s such a brilliant man and so capable,” Poole told The Free Lance-Star.
The UMW board of visitors met privately in a special session for several hours yesterday and voted to put Frawley, who took over as president in July, on paid leave. Officials emphasized that the action was not a suspension, but could not explain the difference.
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