New Mexico Police Officer Caught DWI With His Kids In The Car

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We often highlight the heroic acts of police in communities across North America and even elsewhere, but it’s important to also highlight when they behave badly. This recent report out of New Mexico about a Farmington police officer who not only was allegedly driving intoxicated but had his two kids in the backseat seems to be one of the latter, sadly.

Remembering the cop who couldn’t stop crashing.

As shared by KRQE, bodycam footage from deputies who responded to who they later found out was a fellow cop shows they suspected the man of DWI right off the bat. After all, the guy cut across all the lanes of traffic, damaged the side of his Jeep Grand Cherokee, and apparently just reeked of alcohol.

In the footage, he also seems so drunk he can’t stand up straight. Deputies helped keep the man on his feet, making it apparent why he’d had trouble behind the wheel. He later blew a 0.27 BAC, well beyond the state’s .08 limit.