A Palm Beach County cop has been charged with DUI for an accident that left a motorcyclist hurt.
Twenty-five-year veteran Captain David Smith was handcuffed Saturday night following an incident in Royal Palm Beach.
An arrest report claims a PBCSO corporal spotted a blue Mustang and a motorcycle speeding down Southern Boulevard at 11 p.m.
The two vehicles collided near the intersection of Cypress Head Avenue, causing the motorcycle to go airborne, the report states.
PBSO Capt. David Smith, who was driving the Mustang, came out of his car to talk to the motorcyclist. The corporal asked Smith to call 911.
Authorities say Smith was legally drunk and admitted to drinking beers and taking Xanax. His breath alcohol test results were .196 and .202, more than twice the legal limit, according to the report.
The motorcyclist was airlifted by Palm Beach County Fire Rescue to St. Mary’s Medical Center with serious injuries.
Smith was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail around 1:30 a.m. Sunday and was released about five hours later.
Smith was hired by PBSO in 1998 and works as the security commander of the West Detention Center in Belle Glade.
He has been placed on paid administrative leave by PBSO. He is charged with DUI and property damage.