A York County police officer, who once was honored for “achievements in DUI enforcement,” has resigned after he was arrested for drunken driving late last month.

His blood-alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit, according to reports.

Patrick G. Gartrell Jr., 45, of York faces two misdemeanor charges of DUI, as well as a summary offense of careless driving, online court documents show.

Gartrell was arrested on the charges Nov. 30, and according to the York Daily Record, he resigned as an officer with the Northern York County Regional Police on Dec. 2.

According to the Daily Record, Gartrell was arrested by Southwestern Regional Police about 5:41 p.m. Nov. 30 in North Codorus Township, where it was reported that for he was driving erratically.

The woman who reported Gartrell also told police he had stopped his vehicle in the middle of the road and opened a door before urinating on the roadway, the paper reported.

According to a post on the Northern York County Regional Police website, Gartrell had been on the force since 2001.

In 2011, Gartrell was one of three Northern York County Regional Police officers to be honored with the Pennsylvania DUI Association’s “DUI Top Gun” award, the post reads. The award was meant to honor the officers for “achievements in DUI enforcement."

The previous year, Gartrell made 51 DUI arrests, according to the post.

The Daily Record also reported that Gartrell was honored as “officer of the year” in 2012.

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