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Associated Press - May 6, 2009 7:35 AM ET
WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina police officer has resigned after being arrested on charges of drunken driving and child endangerment.
Thirty-9-year-old Walhalla Police Lt. Scott Richard Stanley resigned Monday after being charged by the Highway Patrol last weekend.
Police Chief Tim Chastain told the Anderson Independent-Mail that Stanley was an 8-year veteran who was a good officer who made a mistake. Stanley could not be reached for comment.
The Highway Patrol says Stanley had picked up his 10-year-old daughter from Walhalla Elementary School on Friday and was headed to pick up a second child when he ran off the road and hit a culvert. No one was hurt.
Stanley had a blood-alcohol level of .01%. Under state law, a level of .008 is the standard for being legally drunk.
Information from: Anderson Independent-Mail, http://www.andersonsc.com
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