A North Queensland police officer has been fined $2,500 for failing to charge his wife with drink driving after she crashed her car while driving at nearly three times the legal blood alcohol limit.
Shannon was also charged with one count of misconduct in relation to public office but the charge was later dropped by prosecutors. The court heard he drove to the scene with another officer, who remained in the vehicle while Shannon breathalysed his wife and arranged for a tow truck.Police prosecutor Mark Fenlon said Shannon used the breathalyser in "training mode", which made the reading harder to download."What the officer has done here represents a significant conflict of interest and more is expected from a police officer," Mr Fenlon said.
"It was inconsistent with his duties as a police officer to not pass the investigation to someone else, and further it was inconsistent with his duties to breathalyse his wife, and further use the device in training mode."Shannon's lawyer, Steve Zillman, said his client did not initially know his wife had been drinking when he was called to the scene and denied later attempting to conceal her breathalyser results.
Come on man, its his f()king wife.
I like how dishonesty and corruption are no longer disqualifying offences for police officers...
No jail time? Fucking joke.