Authorities in suburban Denver say the uniformed officer was found passed out drunk behind the wheel of an unmarked police car.
December 17, 2019, 11:25 PMCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.Nathan Meier was found unresponsive behind the wheel of an unmarked police car and taken to a hospital in March, according to the Aurora Police Department, which said in a statement that some responding officers smelled “a very faint odor” that may have been alcohol.
“Due to an inability to exclude a medical condition and absent confirmatory information, a DUI investigation was not conducted,” a statement from Aurora Police said. “No blood test was done since there was no felony committed and a blood draw could not be forced.” A police officer in Aurora, Colorado was found passed out drunk behind the wheel of an unmarked police vehicle in March.The Aurora Police Department announced in a statement last week that it had launched an internal investigation into the matter and that Meier “took immediate responsibility for his actions.”
In an internal email to the Aurora Police Department obtained by ABC News, Police Chief Nick Metz wrote on Friday: “I unequivocally stand by my decision regarding the involved officer.”
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