Law enforcement officers across the state have crashed official vehicles, hit other motorists and arrived to work reeking of alcohol. They usually evaded criminal punishment. Discipline seldom went beyond a slap on the wrist.
Ronald W. Wilson, an investigator with the New York State Police, admitted to drinking and driving this vehicle in 2021 but received only a traffic ticket. Photo courtesy of the Orchard Park Police Department.
This story is co-published with the New York Times and New York Focus.
An Orchard Park police officer found the man on the shoulder of Southwestern Boulevard, standing near his crumpled black BMW, arguing with his girlfriend…