Do as I say, not as I do. That could well be the new motto of the
Pennsylvania State Police, as one of their own is facing disciplinary
action following an alleged drunk driving incident last month. It’s not
uncommon for a police officer to be involved in an accident, or even
for one to receive a citation, but this story has a twist.
According
to the Philadelphia Daily News, Corporal John Quigg, a 24-year state
police veteran and crash reconstructionist was involved in an off duty
accident. That in and of itself isn’t particularly noteworthy, but
there’s even more to the story.
What makes the story newsworthy
is that Quigg is also one of the officers that oversees Philadelphia’s
DUI checkpoints. Not only that, but Quigg is apparently a
drug-recognition expert as well, meaning he can tell what somebody is
on based on their behavior. Maybe he should have been checking out the
man in the mirror.
The accident occurred a week before Christmas
last year, when Quigg crashed his Honda Accord into a guard rail,
according to the police report. There wasn’t much damage to his car
because he was going pretty slow, but the responding trooper found
Quigg unresponsive and slumped over.
He was taken to a local
hospital for evaluation and later charged with driving under the
influence and careless driving. He also had an open container in the
vehicle according to a police spokesperson. While everybody makes
mistakes, we generally want to believe that our officers are held to a
higher standard. According to the spokesperson, Cpl. Quigg is on
administrative leave
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