Posted on August 23, 2009 by Bryan Fears

Dallas police officer arrested for drunk driving, fleeing the scene of an accident

A Dallas, Texas, police officer was arrested in Plano early on Wednesday morning. The officer, 35-year-old Senior Cpl. David Aguilar, is facing charges of driving while intoxicated as well as leaving the scene of an accident involving injury.

Aguilar was involved in a crash at the intersection of Custer Road and Plano parkway shortly before 1 a.m. on Wednesday. The other driver involved in the car accident suffered minor injuries.

Exactly how the accident occurred remains unclear.

The officer was apprehended by police an hour later, about five miles from the wreck at the intersection of Parkhaven Drive and Independence Parkway.

Aguilar is a 12-year veteran of the Dallas police department assigned to the Northeast Patrol Division. He has been placed on administrative leave while the accident is investigated.

For more on this Texas car accident, click here for the full article.

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