That sounds to me like SHE was the one drunk driving (or worse...on drugs) and JOE covered it up, by leveraging his political power against the law enforcement / judicial system The example of this would be McCain and how John covered up his wife's addiction to pills in many extreme and weird ways  https://newsone.com/1212/cindy-mccain-was-investigated-by-dea-proof-of-john-mccains-hypocrisy/ https://www.salon.com/1999/10/18/drugs_3/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/john-mccain-hid-wifes-dru_n_125650 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/addiction-in-society/200806/mccain-and-cindy-drugs