AN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, APPARATUS DRIVER in the Albuquerque Fire Department has been demoted and given a pay reduction after being charged by the police for drunk driving this past Saturday. Nicholas Wilson, 34, was stopped by patrol officers who saw him swerving in his car.
Wilson also showed signs of impairment during a series of field sobriety tests. He then admitted to police that he had a few drinks at a downtown bar, according to the criminal complaint. He was charged and bonded out that same night. On Monday Wilson, a 10-yr. employee, met with Deputy Fire Chief Craig Sadbury and was notified of the swift discipline of being demoted to Firefighter and relieved of any driving responsibilities. Wilson is also a paramedic.
KOB-TV has this video report:
Dep. Chief Sadbury says that he has seen at least seven AFD firefighters charged with DWI over the past couple of years. He says firefighters like Wilson should by now realize the consequences of driving drunk.
“It is kind of scary and kind of disappointing and we would expect for him to know better. He’s seen the aftermath of DWI crashes and things before, and so he definitely knows better,” Sadberry said.
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