Man who allegedly drove into South Boston girl declared a menace to society, ordered held for four months

A South Boston Municipal Court judge today declared Richard Higgins of Attleboro "dangerous" and ordered him held without bail for four months, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Higgins, who already has four OUI convictions dating to 1962, was arrested Saturday after he allegedly struck a 12-year-old on Old Colony Avenue in South Boston while under the influence of both alcohol and Vicodin.

Judge Michael Bolden ordered Higgins held under a state law that allows somebody to be held without bail if prosecutors can provide "clear and convincing evidence that no conditions of release will reasonably assure the safety of any other person or the community."

Innocent, etc.