INDIANAPOLIS - Suspended Indianapolis police Officer David
Bisard was charged Monday with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and
operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content of 0.15 grams or greater
after a weekend crash.
A blood draw taken at Wishard Memorial Hospital in the aftermath
of a crash Saturday indicated that Bisard's blood-alcohol content level was
0.22 percent, nearly three times the legal limit.
Bisard crashed into a guardrail and utility pole near his home
on Saturday afternoon. Prosecutors said an open bottle of vodka was found in
his truck.
In 2010, Bisard was on duty when his police car plowed into a
group of motorcyclists, killing Eric Wells, 30 and injuring two more people.
That case was moved to Allen County because of pre-trial
publicity, and a trial date was set for October. Bisard had been out of jail on
bond in that case.
Prosecutors are pushing to keep Bisard in jail, seeking to get
his bond in the 2010 arrest revoked.
The request was faxed to the Allen County Prosecutor's Office
and was expected to be taken to a judge Monday afternoon.
An initial hearing in the new case is set for May 1.
Ralph Staples, a former Marion County prosecutor who is not
involved in the Bisard case, said he's not sure the latest arrest will impact
the ongoing trial.
"Personally, for him, its a very big deal. In terms of the
prosecution, it will have minimal impact on the older case, unless the state
can find a way to get the into evidence before a jury up north," Staples
said.
The Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police said in a statement
Monday that Bisard would not receive legal assistance from the union in
connection with the latest incident. The FOP Executive Board will also review
what impact the crash may have on any previous obligations the FOP has with
Bisard as a union member.