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Saturday, March 17, 2012

5-word report in DUI case a red flag

A skimpy report about Mount Pleasant police Maj. Frank Riccio's arrest wasn't consistent with how state troopers normally document a drunken driver, and officials vowed Thursday that future accountings would be more thorough.


he incident report, filed after Riccio crashed his Jeep near Georgetown on March 3, offers only five words: "Subject arrested for DUI refusal."

Trooper Larry Miller's report about Riccio was insufficient, said Sid Gaulden, a spokesman for the S.C. Department of Public Safety. On Wednesday, the day after The Post and Courier inquired about the sparse report, Highway Patrol commanders ordered that all troopers' incident reports contain a detailed summary, Gaulden said.  Full Article   Nutty News