A 48-year-old Police officer has been suspended for refusing to take a breathalyzer test after he skidded off the road at Vaiusu last Saturday.
He narrowly missed a young boy who was on the road at the time of the incident.
The officer was under the influence of alcohol.
What’s more, he was travelling on a police motorbike he had taken from the Police headquarters without permission from the Police.
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Confirmation of the incident and the suspension of the officer came from Assistant Police Commissioner, Fauono Talalelei Tapu, yesterday.
According to him the officer had taken off on a Police motorbike after attending an office party on the night of the incident.
“He was taken into custody and charged for refusing to take a breathalyzer test,” said Fauono. “Just because he is an officer does not stop us from doing our job.”
The officer was not injured and the motorbike was not damaged.
The officer is scheduled to appear in Court on 23 September.
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