To protect and swerve: Drunk and slurring Florida cop is caught driving his police cruiser in full uniform with an open beer while nearly five times the legal limit
- A Florida police officer has been busted for driving under the influence
- He allegedly drank three cans before jumped into his car while on shift
- A resident saw him swerving and called other cops who then pulled him over
Oscar Mayorga, 25, of the Apopka Police Department had to be pulled over when a local resident saw the police cruiser running stop signs and swerving across the road
A Florida office was caught drunk on the job after his colleagues found him swerving down the street in a police cruiser, authorities said.
Oscar Mayorga, 25, of the Apopka Police Department had to be pulled over when a local resident saw the car running stop signs and called the cops.
Fellow officers arrived and asked Mayorga to roll down the window, catching a whiff of booze when he complied.
Slurring his speech, Mayorga told the officers he was on his way to work, despite the fact that he’d already started his shift.
At first, he said he’d taken three benadryl, medication used to treat allergies and insomnia, two hours ago.
But he’d forgotten about the open beer can in the center cup holder which the other officers spotted.
‘Why would you take three benadryl knowing you had to work tonight?’ the officer asked him, according to Fox News.
Oscar Mayorga is shown being pulled over by fellow police officers who caught a strong smell of alcohol when they opened the cruiser door
He’d forgotten about the open beer can in the center cup holder which the other officers spotted
He replied that he was trying to sleep, but his story wasn’t adding up.
Finally, he admitted to drinking three cans of beer and hopping into his police cruiser and driving down the road.
Mayorga’s blood-alcohol level registered at 0.391g/210L, nearly five times the legal limit.
He was placed on administrative leave which the authorities investigate further.
The officer admitted to drinking three cans of beer and hopping into his police cruiser and driving down the road
Mayorga’s blood-alcohol level registered at .391, nearly five times the legal limit
***
Read more at DailyMail.co.uk