Source: Virginia Beach Police Department

Virginia Police Officer Bryan K. Womble, 37, began serving a five day sentence for hit and run and DUI on Monday. Womble was a member of the Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Team specializing in DUI enforcement.

Womble was arrested on June 20th after a crash with another vehicle and registering a 0.15 blood-alcohol concentration.

At trial Womble testified that he did not mean to flee the scene, but was disoriented from the crash.  He also stated that he had only started drinking a month before the incident and did not drink before that.

In addition to the jail time, Womble’s driver’s license was suspended for one year, he was fined $500, ordered to attend alcohol safety awareness classes and use an ignition interlock device for the next six months.

Womble was in the news about a month before his own DUI arrest wehn he arrested former NFL player Bruce Smith for DUI.

The Virginia Beach Police Department will now begin the administrative process to decide whether or not Womble will remain with thier agency.

According to WVEC.com, the Commonwealth’s Attorney Office has stated that all cases involving Womble as an arresting officer will go forward and that he would still be called as a witness regardless of whether he is fired.