A resident of Szamotuła stopped a drunk driver on Friday, who turned out to be a police officer. The man had over two per mille of alcohol in his blood. The district police commander decided to implement a procedure aimed at dismissing an officer for the good of the service.
The website eszamotuly.pl was the first to write about the case. The incident happened around noon on Friday. – Using the emergency number, a citizen reported that he had arrested the driver of a passenger car, who was most likely under the influence of alcohol. The man arrived at the parking lot near one of the Szamotuły supermarkets, and the reporting party, suspecting that he was intoxicated, reacted and prevented him from driving further – the senior sergeant informed tvn24.pl. Sandra Chuda, officer of the Szamotuły Police Headquarters.
As she said, “the officer on duty sent police officers to the site.” – After checking the sobriety level indicated by the reporting driver, it turned out that he had 2.02 per mille of alcohol in his body. The man's child was a passenger in the car, she added.
– Due to the fact that the person suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol is an officer, further activities with his participation were carried out in the presence of the unit's control officer and under the supervision of the prosecutor. The incident took place during her off-duty time, said the midshipman.
The man's driving license was confiscated and the car he was driving was seized for legal purposes. – Due to the fact that he was an officer of our unit, all evidence collected in this case will be forwarded to the District Prosecutor's Office in Szamotuły to initiate proceedings. The court will decide on the punishment, said Chuda. – There is no consent for such behavior on the part of the officers. Due to the important interest of the service, the District Police Commander in Szamotuły immediately decided to initiate a procedure aimed at dismissing the policeman from service – she added.
The child was placed in the care of his mother.
As the eszamotuly.pl portal wrote, “the man is an experienced policeman.” “It was an officer of the prevention department who recently performed duties in a managerial position due to the absence of one of the managers,” it was added.
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