Several hours later, the records show, Bernal was with his mother when she told sheriff’s officials she was the one who hit the pole and fled the scene. Deputies said the woman was extremely nervous and shaking, on the verge of hyperventilating.
Bernal, who had attended an “end of shift” gathering in Old Town Pasadena with fellow police personnel, told investigators he dozed off while driving due to a lack of sleep. The 31-year-old said he left the scene so that he could “deal with this on my own time,” believing he would be responsible only for property damage, the records show.But internal investigators concluded he was driving under the influence.
Asked why he abandoned his truck, Bernal told investigators: “Anytime there’s a collision involved and there’s alcohol involved, 99% of the time that person is going to get hooked. So I said, ‘You know what? No one is going to believe that I was tired.’” Robert Bartl, the sergeant to whom Bernal first confessed, told a sheriff’s deputy he would not testify in court, the memo said. And the dispatcher who had exchanged text messages with Bernal did not provide access to those records, according to the memo.
Wow! Ironically how they make DUI check points before entering the freeway!
It’s ok. Beto did the same thing. No big deal.
He, too, has ev'rythang in his momma name
Bernal, who had received an award from M.A.D.D. for his DUI arrests resigned. But prosecutors declined to charge him. And 2 of his colleagues refused to cooperate with the investigation.
Interesting move! We may need to revisit the Police Academy curriculum!
And the perpouse of this post?