ALBANY, N.Y. -- A judge returns
a verdict in the trial of an Albany police officer who lost his job after a
drunk driving arrest.
The judge found Brian Lutz
guilty of DWAI after a bench trial.
As a result, Lutz will have to
pay $875 in court fees, complete the DMV's Drinker Driver Program and a attend
a victim impact panel. The judge also suspended his license.
Lutz was arrested in December
2010 after police said he was asleep behind the wheel, and parked on the right
lane of Interstate 787.
He plead not guilty to drunk
driving charges back in March 2011. Lutz is currently suspended without pay.