HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A second Huntsville Police officer was charged with DUI following a crash on Sunday.

On September 7 around 11:30 p.m., HPD responded to a single-vehicle crash on Tulip Tree Lane.

According to police, the driver, Officer George Wheeler III, was off duty at the time of the crash, and was not injured.

Upon further investigation, officers noticed signs of impairment and initiated a DUI investigation.

Following the investigation, Wheeler was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

In accordance with the Huntsville Police Department's policy, Wheeler has been placed on administrative duty pending an internal investigation by the Huntsville Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division.

Wheeler was the second HPD officer charged with DUI in the month o

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