The Montgomery Police Department has accepted the resignation of a police officer charged with fleeing the scene of a crash early Tuesday.

G.T. Farris

The charge stems from a crash between a 2006 Ford Escape and a 1990 Honda Accord that occurred at approximately 3 a.m. at the intersection of West and Fifth streets in Montgomery. Police say the Ford left the scene and was abandoned near the crash site.

The Montgomery Police Department asked the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to investigate after determining that the Ford was registered to and operated by officer G.T. Farris, 22, who was off duty at the time.

Farris and the driver both sustained minor injuries.

State troopers arrested Farris and charged him with felony leaving the scene of a traffic crash. He was placed in the Montgomery County Detention Facility and later bonded out on $15,000.

The Montgomery Police Department started termination procedures against Farris before receiving his resignation that same day.

Farris graduated from the police academy in 2014 and was assigned to the patrol division.