A Pennsylvania Liquor Control Enforcement officer has found himself on the other side of the state's alcohol laws.

The Citizens Voice newspaper reports that the officer, Michael Rutkowski, 34, of Nanticoke, was found with a blood alcohol level that was over three times the legal limit when he crashed his vehicle last month.

The newspaper writes that Rutkowski, who suffered a head injury in the crash, was transported to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, where he registered a blood alcohol level of .278 percent. Pa.'s blood alcohol limit is .08 percent.

He has been charged with driving under the influence and careless driving in the single-vehicle crash, which occurred when his vehicle struck a utility pole, then a tree, head-on, the newspaper reported.

The Times Leader is reporting that the officer has been placed on restricted duty in wake of the incident.

Rutkowski's formal arraignment is set for April 10 in Luzerne County.