The Civil Service Commission has overturned a decision to fire a Denver cop who admitted to speeding while intoxicated. It is a decision Denver's manager of safety is fighting to overturn.
Officer Derrick Saunders was sentenced to five days in jail after pleading guilty to charges he was drunk and driving 143 mph in a 55 mph zone on June 17, 2010.
The manager of safety fired Saunders last December. Saunders appealed, arguing his termination was unfair and excessive.
Now a panel of hearing officers is saying the drinking and speeding didn't warrant termination, which the manager of safety disagrees with.
Manager of Safety Alex Martinez said the decision to overturn Saunders' dismissal "deprives the manager of the authority to impose reasonable discipline and disrespects the efforts of the many honorable law-abiding Denver police officers to maintain high standards of professionalism."
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