ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A city police officer was placed on administrative duty following a suspected drunk-driving crash.
Officer Cody Csendom, 26, was arrested around 3:15 a.m. Monday by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies after crashing his personal car on Big Bend Road in Riverview, the department said in a news release.
Police say the car left the road and hit several power poles. The officer, who was off-duty at the time, was not hurt.
Csendom was taken off patrol duties and had been assigned to the police K-9 unit, the department says. He was sworn in to the agency in March 2017.
Leaders say he faces a charge of driving under the influence with property damage and, once it is resolved in court, the department's internal affairs will determine potential disciplinary consequences.
