An East Hartford police lieutenant was charged with driving under the influence in Somers early Sunday morning.
State police said troopers responded to reports of an erratic driver on Billings Road around 12:24 a.m. and suspected the driver, 45-year-old Joseph Ficacelli, of East Hartford, was driving under the influence.
Ficacelli complained of being in pain and was taken to Johnson Memorial Hospital.
He refused a field sobriety test at the hospital, according to state police, and was charged with illegal operation under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failure to drive in proper lane.
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Bond was set at $500 and he was released.
East Hartford police said Ficacelli has been suspended without pay for 30 days through June 17. He was transferred from the Criminal Investigation Bureau to patrol.
The police department also said he has been removed from the Honor Guard. Ficacelli was initially placed on desk duty after the incident.
