Nip/Tuck star Dylan Walsh had open containers of booze in his Ford Explorer before careening into a utility pole in Rumson, New Jersey earlier this month, according to authorities.
The Los Angeles-born actor, 61, admitted to police officers at the scene August 17 that he was on his way back from a bar where he had consumed alcohol, according to a report issued by Rumson Police and reviewed by TMZ.
Police subsequently found a cooler bag packed with cans of White Claw Hard Seltzer beverages, some opened, according to the report.
Police reported an eyewitness telling them that Walsh’s spouse could be heard yelling, ‘Get the bag out of the back seat,’ prior to them showing up on the scene.
Police said that Walsh said he had been returning from an outing at the beach in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, which is about seven miles to the north.
Daily Mail has reached out to reps for Walsh, as well as the Rumson Borough Police Department, for further comment on the story.
Nip/Tuck star Dylan Walsh had open containers of booze in his car ahead of his car accident in New Jersey earlier this month, according to authorities. Pictured in LA in 2018
Walsh told responding officers that he had been drinking at the Mule Barn Tavern prior to the accident, according to the report.
Walsh’s appearance at the scene was described by police as ‘very red’ and ‘very confused.’
He was driving a vehicle containing his spouse, two children and another passenger at the time of the accident, the report stated.
Walsh last week was at home recovering from the accident, according to his rep, who said in a statement August 20, ‘Everyone is safe and has since returned home.’
The actor and his family were ‘deeply grateful for the swift response of the Rumson Police, Fire Department, and EMS, as well as the staff at Riverview Medical Center for their care,’ the rep said.
Walsh’s family ‘would also like to extend a special thank-you to the management and staff of The River Point Inn for their support in the immediate aftermath.’
Walsh played Dr. Sean McNamara on 100 episodes of the FX series Nip/Tuck from 2003–2010
Walsh, pictured in LA in 2006, has had recurring roles on TV shows such as Blue Bloods, Superman & Lois and Life Sentence
Rumson Police Lt. Christopher Isherwood confirmed two people were taken to Riverview Medical Center in the wake of the accident, according to the Rumson Patch.
Walsh played Dr. Sean McNamara on 100 episodes of the FX series Nip/Tuck from 2003–2010.
He’s also had recurring roles on TV shows such as Blue Bloods, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Superman & Lois and Life Sentence.
Walsh has appeared in films such as We Were Soldiers, Alter Ego, Deadly Switch and Betsy’s Wedding.
