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As a 15-year veteran of the NYPD, Sergeant Joseph Spiekerman knew exactly what to do after drunkenly running a red light and plowing into 68-year-old Barry Gintel one morning last month: Refuse to take the breath test! Though he admitted he'd been drinking, cops on the scene had to get a court order to draw his blood, so we'll never know just how wasted Officer Spiekerman was when he ran over Gintel at 6:40 a.m. on June 29th at York Avenue and 86th Street. Gintel was on his way back to his apartment after buying a coffee and two buttered rolls at The Mansion diner; the cashier tells the Daily News, "I give him his change, look out the window, and I see he got hit and goes flying 10, maybe 20 feet in the air." The impact shattered the windshield of Spiekerman's Volvo and Gintel underwent emergency surgery for two fractured legs, broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and head and neck injuries. He's still in the hospital and wearing a neck brace! Spiekerman has been suspended without pay and is charged with felony vehicular assault and DWI, and the News seems rather surprised that "police officials declined to explain why they failed to release details of the crash and Spiekerman's arrest sooner."
NYPD Sergeant Charged With Drunk Driving, Hitting Pedestrian
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If someone is suspended without pay and eventually discharged, is the retirement pension lost too?
God I hope so.
As a 15-year veteran of the NYPD, Sergeant Joseph Spiekerman knew exactly what to do after drunkenly running a red light
And now you know too. If you have been drinking it is your legal right to refuse to answer any questions and you should absolutely refuse a breathalyzer. Only an idiot blows in the machine. You don't have any moral imperative ot obligation to submit to breathalyzer testing no matter how much the arresting officer cajoles you. That's a suckers move. The only moral and legal obligation is to remain on the scene and take responsibility for your actions and if at all possible render aid to the poor bastard you just mowed down.
We don't live in a black and white world where anyone who gets behind the wheel after a couple of drinks is an evil monster who should be stoned by the masses. DWI is a complicated matter in that there are varying degrees of impairment and people have different tolerances and metabolisms. This knucklehead managed to run a light drunk so this is not a very good example but that is why we have courts to resolve these issues. Our courts are supposed to weigh all factors, determine culpability, and determine an appropriate punishment for any crimes the accused is convicted of.
what was also not reported was the cops ticketed the victim for bringing buttered rolls instead of donuts to the scene of a crime.
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Maybe do an article about a NY cop that has done something good.
Damn, there's a lot of fu cked in the head NY cops out there.
When does a cop write a book about being a cop in NYC? I mean, really tell the truth. And then move out of the country, because they won't be safe here. A la Serpico.
Was this guy on duty when he hit the pedestrian? If not, I don't really understand the connection between recklessness as a driver, and punishment at work. For sure, calling for him to lose punishment over a pension already earned is too much.
He should be punished to the fullest extent possible under the law for DUI, reckless driving, etc, same as anyone else.
Also, Dee Truth is very funny.
As a trained NYPD officer with 15 years of experience, he should know better than you or I what the consequences of DWI are. That should hold him to a higher standard. I didn't swear to upheld the law like he did.
Having a valid drivers license is a job requirement and he lost that as soon as he refused the breathalyzer. That and cops have a contract with the city, as part of that contract they are technically never off duty.