An Old, Unpaid Ticket Means New Trouble for Oil Can Boyd

Suspended Boston Red Sox pitcher Dennis (Oil Can) Boyd, already undergoing hospital tests after a run-in with police last week, was arrested Wednesday for an old, unpaid motor vehicle violation after his wife was stopped for speeding, a state police spokesman said.

“He was arrested and brought to (the state police) Foxboro barracks, bailed out and will appear tomorrow in Wrentham District Court,” Sgt. Ronald Ward said.

“I think it was an old motor vehicle violation, a typical, everyday forget-to-pay-it violation. Happens every day,” Ward said. “He’ll have to go in and have his say with the judge.”

Boyd, 25, was on his way to dine with his wife, Karen, when the car was stopped. Boyd had obtained a pass from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, said a hospital spokeswoman who declined to be identified.

Boyd did not return immediately to the hospital and could not be reached for comment.

Ward said Boyd’s wife was stopped for speeding about 5:40 p.m. in the Foxboro area south of Boston. The trooper who halted the car checked its registration and discovered the old violation still pending against Boyd.

Boyd checked into the hospital for an examination, including drug tests, on July 17, the day after two Chelsea detectives filed a complaint seeking to charge him with assault and battery and disorderly conduct. A hearing on whether he will be charged is scheduled for next Tuesday.

The detectives stopped him in his car July 15, the night of the All-Star game, searched for drugs and said they found none.

Boyd, at 11-6 the second-winningest pitcher for the Red Sox, was suspended July 11 when he stormed out of the clubhouse after being left off the American League All-Star team.