FREDERICK,
Md. — A Frederick police officer charged with driving under the influence told
authorities he took a sleeping pill and drank hard liquor before getting behind
the wheel.
That's
according to an incident report obtained by The Frederick News-Post (http://bit.ly/IjfVC1 ).
A
sheriff's deputy says in the report he detected a strong odor of alcohol coming
from the officer, Robert Pierce, and that the officer's eyes appeared glassy
and bloodshot.
Pierce
was suspended after his arrest last month. Authorities say he struck a
guardrail and didn't report the crash. He was charged with driving under the
influence and other offenses.
His
attorney tells the newspaper the incident report doesn't tell the whole story
and that there are circumstances he hopes will exonerate his client.