WACO, Texas (AP) - A Waco school district police officer has been suspended for three days after he shot at the tire of a drunk student's fleeing car.
A Waco Independent School District report says Officer Ben Macias helped end a dangerous situation safely, but was disciplined Thursday because he violated policy.
Surveillance footage showed a student who had been removed from class hitting several cars as he sped away May 12. The Waco Tribune-Herald reported that Macias shot at the tire after the student drove toward him.
The student was soon pulled over and arrested. Reports say his blood-alcohol level was .25 percent, more than three times the legal limit.
Macias is a former state trooper who has worked for Waco schools about a year.
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