Saturday, October 18, 2008

Officer David B Young III Charged with DUI

A Newark police officer has resigned after being charged with driving under the influence, reckless endangerment and other charges.

David B. Young III, a police officer for seven years, resigned Oct. 6, spokesman Lt. Brian Henry said.

Young was driving a vehicle that skidded through a sobriety checkpoint Oct. 5 near Smyrna, sending officers scrambling for safety, said Lt. Norman Wood, of the Smyrna Police Department.

Smyrna and Clayton police jointly were conducting the DUI checkpoint Oct. 5 on Del. 300 west of Underwoods Corner Road.

At about 1 a.m., Young's vehicle sped toward the checkpoint, braked and skidded through the site, then attempted to speed away, Wood said.

Young was stopped after a brief police chase.

None of the officers at the scene recognized Young but "he told us he was a police officer," Wood said.

Young, 31, of Clayton, was charged with eight counts of first-degree reckless endangering, resisting arrest, failure to stop on command, and driving under the influence of alcohol.

This arrest comes just over a year after Young was arrested on drunken driving charges after crashing a Newark city-leased car into a concrete barrier south of the Biddles Corner toll plaza on Del. 1.

In Newark, Young attained the rank of corporal, and served most recently in the patrol division of the 65-member force, Henry said.

Young was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 7 and released after posting a $5,500 secured bond to await another court appearance.

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