Indiana Cop Gets DUI in his Cruiser

An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer pleaded guilty Thursday in a drunken-driving case.

Officer Geoffrey Barbieri, 34, was driving his IMPD cruiser off duty when he was involved in a December crash with another car in snowy conditions. Attorney John Kautzman said the other driver was faulted. But Barbieri’s blood-alcohol content was 0.08, the level at which an Indiana driver is considered drunk.

Barbieri pleaded guilty in Marion Superior Court to a misdemeanor charge and received a time-served sentence. He was ordered to pay a $200 fine and $160 in court costs and to attend a victim-impact panel.

An IMPD spokesman said Barbieri already has served a 45-day suspension from work.