A SHAMED police officer has been forced to quit his job after he smashed his car following a drinking binge.
David White, 28, downed glasses of wine following a bust-up with his estranged wife before getting behind the wheel – to buy cigarettes.
But fellow cops saw him staggering from the scene of a smash at a roundabout and found White to be almost THREE times the legal driving limit.
White admitted that he had been driving the car and was put on restricted duties by Lothian and Borders Police.
And yesterday at Livingston Sheriff Court White admitted drink driving and his lawyer revealed that he had quit as an officer earlier this week.
White – who already had fixed-fines for running a red light and speeding – was hit with an 18 month road ban and fined £335 over the offence which happened last month.
Fiscal depute Lisa McCloy told the court that officers had come across White’s wrecked motor while on routine duty in Livingston, West Lothian on October 18 this year. Continue reading
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