Officials: Folly Beach sergeant arrested for DUI, oxycodone pills on his way to work

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. — Police in South Carolina say an officer was arrested on suspicion of DUI while he was on his way to work.

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Folly Beach Police Chief Andrew Gilreath said Sgt. Shane Smith was involved in a crash Wednesday night in Ladson shortly before he was arrested in James Island. No one was injured in the collision.

State Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Matt Southern says the 44-year-old was stopped by a Charleston police officer not long after the crash. He says emergency dispatchers had received calls about a police vehicle driving erratically.

An arrest affidavit says troopers searched Smith's SUV and found another person's prescription bottle of oxycodone pills.

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Gilreath says Smith is being placed on administrative leave and under internal investigation. It's unclear if Smith has lawyer who could comment.

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