BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) - A Lockport Police
officer is facing drunk driving charges after reportedly hitting a car on South
Main Street in Newfane early Sunday morning.
Adam Piedmont, a lieutenant who has been on
the force for around nine years, told officers that he hit a parked car while
checking his cell phone for a message, according to police. Officers say the
33-year-old appeared to be intoxicated but refused to take part in field
sobriety testing, saying he was shaken up and light headed from the crash.
Police arrested Piedmont for driving while
intoxicated, refusal to take a breath test, and operating a motor vehicle while
using a mobile phone. He refused to take a breath test to determine his blood
alcohol content.
Piedmont is currently on paid leave following
the outcome of the investigation. His license has been revoked for refusing the
breath test.
He is due back in Town of Newfane Court on
October 7.
