LIVINGSTON, N.Y. -- An off-duty
officer from a Hudson Valley police department had a blood-alcohol level nearly
twice the legal limit when he died in a one-car crash, authorities said
Thursday.
A toxicology report found that
William Wrigley, 35, had a blood-alcohol level of .15 when he died in a 5:15
a.m. crash on Jan. 24, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. The
accident happened in Wrigley's hometown of Livingston, 35 miles south of
Albany. His 1997 Honda Civic veered off Route 19 and hit a tree.
Wrigley was an 11-year veteran
of the police department in the nearby city of Hudson. He worked as a patrol
and bike officer.
