Not everybody has off for the holiday weekend, but it looks like someone wanted to get the party started. However, he was still working at the time. 

Saturday afternoon, Officer James Covey was in a car accident after his police cruiser ran into some high water. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, two officers responded They reported that Covey staggered out of the car and seemed disoriented, the affidavit stated.

An officer found an empty plastic cup in the car that smelled of alcohol, according to the document. Covey was transported to Baylor University Medical Center, where officers performed an eye test and found signs that he had consumed alcohol, according to the affidavit.

Covey at first denied that he had consumed alcohol or knew what was in the plastic cup, but eventually admitted that the cup had whiskey in it and that he had consumed some that morning.

Remember, don't drink and drive. Especially don't drink and drive while you're still clocked in on your job.

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