Polk County deputy fired after being arrested on DUI cost

A Polk County deputy has been arrested for driving below the affect, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.

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In line with a information launch, Bartow Police responded to a crash off Freeway 60 round 3 a.m. Saturday.

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Police discovered James Peach, 29, who had misplaced management of his automotive.

Deputies mentioned Bartow law enforcement officials suspected Peach was intoxicated, after which arrested him for suspicion of DUI.

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Investigators mentioned that Peach was taken to the Polk County Sherrif’s Workplace Processing Heart, and his blood alchohol focus was larger than the authorized restrict.

PCSO mentioned it accepted Peach’s resignation throughout the reserving course of, as he would have been fired in any other case.

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Peach was launched on a $500 bond.

“In orientation, I inform everybody you might be held to a better normal than the remainder of the neighborhood,” Sheriff Grady Judd mentioned. “And in the event you drink and drive, you’ll be arrested and lose your job. That’s precisely what occurred.”

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