BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A
Bakersfield Police officer accused of driving drunk and causing a crash is now
being sued.
Police say Officer Justin West
was drunk when he rear-ended another car and then veered off into several more
parked cars Monday night.
The man he hit says he had to
go to the hospital later that night.
He is suing West and his
attorney says his client’s injury could increase West’s charge to a felony.
The District Attorney's office
says they have not received the case yet from the Bakersfield Police
Department.
They say once they do they will
make a decision on whether to increase West's charge to a felony.
Shannon Maxwell, whose car was
hit while parked, says she called All-State Insurance to file a claim with
West's insurance, but found out the truck he was driving was not on the
family's policy.
This means the people whose
cars West hit may have to pay for their own repairs.
