VASSALBORO — The Maine Criminal Justice Academy board of trustees voted this morning to approve a consent agreement with a state police trooper who drove drunk on the Maine Turnpike in December.
Robin Parker pleaded guilty last month to driving under the influence of alcohol on Dec. 18 in Gray.
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Parker was off-duty and driving his personal vehicle when he was pulled over in the northbound lanes after another motorist reported an erratic driver. He failed a field sobriety test and another test determined his blood alcohol content was .14 percent. The legal limit is .08.
The academy’s board issues and can revoke officers’ law-enforcement certification. The board approved a consent agreement with Parker that requires him to avoid any potentially disqualifying conduct for three years. It also requires him to see a counselor to the counselor’s satisfaction.
Parker is in the midst of a 60-day suspension from work. He will lose one-sixth of his annual base pay, which in 2011 was $66,000. He also must pay for his own insurance during that period, a cost of about $1,500.
He also was demoted two ranks, from sergeant to trooper. The court ordered him to pay a $500 fine and his license was suspended for 90 days.
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