The San Antonio Police Department fired one of its officers last fall over allegations that he fled an accident scene after being involved in a single-car collision while intoxicated, disciplinary records show.
The department hit Officer Luis Carrillo with an indefinite suspension on Oct. 23 for violating department rules by abandoning a vehicle he crashed while off duty, according to the paperwork. His actions also “brought reproach and discredit” to himself and the department, the document alleges.
Carrillo faced disciplinary action after on-duty SAPD officers were dispatched to deal with a single-car accident at Wurzbach Parkway and Blanco Road around 12:30 a.m. on June 11. Witnesses told police that a driver struck a median and pole along the roadway and appeared to be drunk as he abandoned the scene on foot, according to disciplinary records.
The investigating officers found items in the vehicle belonging to Carrillo, including his SAPD jacket, which had both his last name and badge number written on it, the paperwork states.
An hour later, an SAPD supervisor leaned Carrillo called a fellow off-duty cop to request a ride home from a spot near the accident scene, according to allegations in the report. The off-duty officer reportedly told the supervisor that Carrillo was intoxicated and admitted that he crashed his vehicle after drinking alcohol.
After being told to fill out a response to his coworker’s allegations, Carrillo wrote that he’d gotten in to an accident after drinking and “panicked” and left the scene, according to the disciplinary document.
“Officer Carrillo’s actions render his continuance in office detrimental to effective law enforcement and the needs of the San Antonio Police Department,” his suspension order states.
Last year, SAPD took action against at least two other members of the force accused of driving drunk. In July, the department arrested 18-year veteran Paul Fencik on suspicion he drove while intoxicated on the job. The following month, it launched a DWI investigation into David McCall, a 17-year veteran who allegedly plowed his vehicle into the front yard of a house while off duty.
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