Cop Resigns After South Carolina DUI

Officer had daughter in car at time of alcohol related accident.

A Walhalla, South Carolina police officer has resigned following his arrest for driving under the influence. Lt. Scott Stanley was charged with SC DUI last weekend by the state highway patrol following a single vehicle accident.

Stanley reportedly had picked up his daughter from elementary school and was driving to pick up another of his children when he ran off the road and hit a culvert. No one was injured in the accident though responding officers suspected impaired driving. Stanley’s blood alcohol content registered .10%, slightly above the legal threshold for intoxication.

Stanley, 39, was an eight-year veteran with the local police department. The chief of police stated that Stanley was a good officer who made a mistake.

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