The airport's police officer in Melbourne shot after Dui, hit-and-hit crash arrest in the work vehicle

Melbourne, Fla. – – An international airport police officer from Melbourne Orlando was released after driving drunk, crashing a work vehicle and leaving the scene, officials said.

What we know:

Patrick White, a newly hired officer at Melbourne Orlando International Airport, was arrested on Tuesday after he had supposedly drunk drunk and crashed a work vehicle while he was not free of service.

The crash occurred near the Malabar Road and the Babcock Street. Witnesses marked unpredictable behavior, and the civil servants used video evidence to identify and follow it in a nearby parking lot.

White later admitted to being intoxicated, the authorities said. He was charged with Dui and left the scene of a crash with property damage.

What we don't know:

It remains unclear how White was able to reach a work vehicle while he was not authorized and not authorized.

The background story:

White has only been with the international airport police in Melbourne Orlando for less than three weeks and was still under probation. According to the airport officials, he operated a work vehicle without permission at the time of the incident. His employment has now been terminated and the police have returned the vehicle.

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