Spartanburg
Co. (WLTX) A Spartanburg police officer was arrested for DUI Friday afternoon
after being involved in a traffic accident, according to the S.C. Highway
Patrol.
Lance
Cpl. Bill Ryme with the Highway Parol says that around 11:35 a.m. on Friday,
Derrick Canada, 36, was driving his 2010 Chevy Impala patrol car on SC 56 when
he attempted to make a turn on SC295 and lost control of his vehicle and struck
a tree. He was wearing a seatbelt.
Canada
was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries and was charged
with a DUI.
According
to WSPA, police say he was on duty at the time of the accident and he has been
placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation by the
Highway Patrol.
