Known for enforcing laws relating to driving under the influence, Virginia Beach police officer Brian Womble has been convicted of driving under the influence and hit and run. He's the officer who arrested former Redskin Bruce Smith for driving drunk.
The Virginia Beach officer isn't the confident police officer anymore. Officer Womble was in tears through out much of his trial. Judge E.L. Tellington found him guilty of both driving under the influence and hit and run. The victim's name is Erricka Brown.
She and three others were driving at the oceanfront on June 30th when Womble, driving almost two times the legal limit smashed into her.
"He looked at us.. He looked at us and said oh "s***".. He cussed, he reversed and he went around my car."
Womble said before that night he hadn't been much of a drinker. In fact before he was at the bar at Rudee Inlet, he had only started drinking about a month ago. He blamed it on problems at work and at home. His father was in a hospital over seas and Womble had no passport but both the judge and the witnesses say that's no excuse for what he did.
"How could you be out doing something on a late night that you are against and arrest people for?"
The officer who arrested Womble testified his speech was slurred and he smelled of alcohol. He also registered a blood alcohol level of .15 which is almost twice the legal limit. He did have a cell phone that night but still chose to drive. Erricka Brown says Womble of all people should have known better.
"You hit somebody and you didn't even stop to see if he was okay and you know you are in the wrong."
Womble's DUI conviction carries automatic jail time but Womble is appealing the conviction. The jail time and his job as a police officer will not be decided until after that trial in circuit court.
The Virginia Beach officer isn't the confident police officer anymore. Officer Womble was in tears through out much of his trial. Judge E.L. Tellington found him guilty of both driving under the influence and hit and run. The victim's name is Erricka Brown.
She and three others were driving at the oceanfront on June 30th when Womble, driving almost two times the legal limit smashed into her.
"He looked at us.. He looked at us and said oh "s***".. He cussed, he reversed and he went around my car."
Womble said before that night he hadn't been much of a drinker. In fact before he was at the bar at Rudee Inlet, he had only started drinking about a month ago. He blamed it on problems at work and at home. His father was in a hospital over seas and Womble had no passport but both the judge and the witnesses say that's no excuse for what he did.
"How could you be out doing something on a late night that you are against and arrest people for?"
The officer who arrested Womble testified his speech was slurred and he smelled of alcohol. He also registered a blood alcohol level of .15 which is almost twice the legal limit. He did have a cell phone that night but still chose to drive. Erricka Brown says Womble of all people should have known better.
"You hit somebody and you didn't even stop to see if he was okay and you know you are in the wrong."
Womble's DUI conviction carries automatic jail time but Womble is appealing the conviction. The jail time and his job as a police officer will not be decided until after that trial in circuit court.
