FRANKLIN, N.H.
An off-duty New Hampshire police officer turned down a chance to avoid a sobriety checkpoint and ended up getting charged with drunken driving.
Franklin police say they arrested Brad Wheeler - a police corporal in Newbury - after he failed a sobriety test during the weekend.
State law requires police to warn drivers they are approaching checkpoints so they can choose alternate routes. Franklin police say they assume Wheeler saw a warning sign but chose to go through the checkpoint.
They say he was put in a holding cell and his car was towed after his arrest.
Newbury police declined to say whether the arrest would affect Wheeler's job.
Information from: WMUR-TV, http://wmur.com
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