Cop arrested for DUI to be arraigned
An off-duty White Plains police officer accused of driving while intoxicated in a Dec. 31 accident on Interstate 287 is to be arraigned on the misdemeanor charge this morning in White Plains City Court.
Officer Joe Zepeda was arrested by state police shortly after the 5 a.m. accident, in which he hit the back of a tractor-trailer with his 2007 Nissan on westbound I-287 near Exit 6 in White Plains
A passenger in Zepeda's car, city police Officer Kurt Maddux, suffered a broken ankle in the wreck. The truck driver, who was not identified, complained of neck and back pain. Both were taken to the Westchester Medical Center, where they were treated and released. Zepeda suffered a minor head abrasion but did not require medical treatment.
Zepeda, 37, of Mahopac, refused to take a blood-alcohol test following the accident. He was released without bail.
In addition to the criminal charge, Zepeda, who joined White Plains police in 2007, has been suspended without pay and could face suspension or dismissal depending on the outcome of an internal investigation.
He is one of four law enforcement officers charged with drunken driving in Westchester County is recent weeks.
Source: Cop arrested for DUI to be arraigned
Officer Joe Zepeda was arrested by state police shortly after the 5 a.m. accident, in which he hit the back of a tractor-trailer with his 2007 Nissan on westbound I-287 near Exit 6 in White Plains
A passenger in Zepeda's car, city police Officer Kurt Maddux, suffered a broken ankle in the wreck. The truck driver, who was not identified, complained of neck and back pain. Both were taken to the Westchester Medical Center, where they were treated and released. Zepeda suffered a minor head abrasion but did not require medical treatment.
Zepeda, 37, of Mahopac, refused to take a blood-alcohol test following the accident. He was released without bail.
In addition to the criminal charge, Zepeda, who joined White Plains police in 2007, has been suspended without pay and could face suspension or dismissal depending on the outcome of an internal investigation.
He is one of four law enforcement officers charged with drunken driving in Westchester County is recent weeks.
Source: Cop arrested for DUI to be arraigned
