Off-duty San Francisco police officer arrested in suspected DUI car crash

An off-duty San Francisco police officer has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following a Saturday morning car crash that left five people injured The two-vehicle collision occurred around a m at Sunset Boulevard and Rivera Street according to a news release from the San Francisco Police Department The victim s van had three adult occupants who were taken to the hospital One has life-threatening injuries while the other two have non-life-threatening injuries according to SFPD San Francisco resident Ryan Kwong who had in recent weeks entered field training was identified as the driver of the truck and suspected to have caused the collision Police say he was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the situation He and a tourist in the same car were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Kwong was arrested and booked into San Francisco County Jail In a announcement outgoing police chief Bill Scott called the occurrence incredibly tragic and that his heart goes out to the injured casualties We will do everything in our power to ensure justice is served in this affair No one is above the law and our officers know they are expected to obey the law as well as our strict code of conduct even while off duty Scott commented Tracy McCray president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association stated in a declaration the union prays for the casualties full recovery The union does not provide legal advocacy for incidents that occur off-duty McCray reported The union represents the department s officers There is no excuse for drunk driving especially for police officers If the claims are true he should be held fully accountable for his actions and the harm he s caused McCray declared Police revealed the research was on-going and questioned anyone with information to contact the SFPD at - Tips can be texted to TIP and should start with SFPD