Post by WaTcHeR on Nov 15, 2006 12:26:13 GMT -5
11.15.2006 - The Syracuse police officer accused of drinking behind a police station and then later being involved in an accident was arraigned this morning.
Officer Derek Backus, 26, is charged with two counts of second degree vehicular assault. Police say Backus and a group of other off-duty officers consumed one or two beers each in a parking lot behind their East Patrol facility on Erie Boulevard last month. He was later involved in a head-on collision on Route 57 in Liverpool that injured Jillian DeMaree, 17, and Matthew Rusch.
Backus was also charged with Driving While Intoxicated for having a blood-alcohol level of .14 at the time, which is almost twice the legal limit. Backus will be back in court later this month for pre-trial motions.
news10now.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=86059
Officer Derek Backus, 26, is charged with two counts of second degree vehicular assault. Police say Backus and a group of other off-duty officers consumed one or two beers each in a parking lot behind their East Patrol facility on Erie Boulevard last month. He was later involved in a head-on collision on Route 57 in Liverpool that injured Jillian DeMaree, 17, and Matthew Rusch.
Backus was also charged with Driving While Intoxicated for having a blood-alcohol level of .14 at the time, which is almost twice the legal limit. Backus will be back in court later this month for pre-trial motions.
news10now.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=86059