Staff Reports
A Chattanooga police officer was charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident early Sunday morning after he bumped into a car and left the scene.
The incident happened at 729 Mansion Circle in the parking lot of Riverview Grande Apartments, police department spokeswoman Rebecca Royval said in a news release.
According to an investigator’s report, Jeremy Williams, 26, was driving his personal vehicle when he bumped a Mercury Marquis while in the parking lot of the apartment complex. He then told the vehicle owner, Dana Hernandez, that he was a police officer and left the scene.
He was located a short time later at his home, Officer Royval said. Officer Williams denied hitting the vehicle, but stated that he had spoken to her in the parking lot. He admitted to drinking and field sobriety tests were administered by the investigator, she said.