DA: Drunk driver somehow managed to stay on track all the way into North Station

An Allston man faces drunk-driving charges after police found him and his car on the tracks at North Station early this morning, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Matthias Grenon, 22, somehow got on the commuter-rail tracks near the train-repair facility in Somerville, then headed inbound on the tracks without slipping off until he pulled into the station around 2:20 a.m., the DA's office says. He stayed on the tracks, which cross the Charles River, despite a blood-alcohol level measured at 0.19, more than twice the legal limit, according to the DA's office.

His only explanation for his presence on the commuter rail tracks was that he was trying to get to Cambridge.

According to the DA's, office, when T cops arrived at the station, they:

Found a silver Toyota RAV4 stuck between two sets of commuter rail tracks at the station and Grenon retrieving a cigarette from the vehicle. Officers observed that Grenon was unsteady on his feet, smelled strongly of alcohol, and had glassy, bloodshot eyes.

The DA's office adds:

A Keolis employee told police that he had earlier taken note of Grenon’s vehicle and its license plate number after it allegedly drove dangerously close to a work crew in the area of the Prison Point Bridge; he later observed the same vehicle driving on the commuter rail tracks in the direction of North Station. The witness followed the vehicle on foot for approximately a half mile, until the vehicle became lodged in between two sets of tracks just prior to the platform at North Station.

Prosecutors asked for bail of $1,000 at his arraignment today in Boston Municipal Court on charges of operating under the influence and negligent operation. Judge Thomas Horgan released Grenon on his own recognizance with orders that he not consume alcohol and not drive without a valid license.

Innocent, etc.