An Orlando police officer
with a history of traffic citations is arrested on charges related to a fiery hit-and-run crash on State Road 408 in November.
An Orlando police officer with a history of traffic citations was arrested Wednesday on charges related to a fiery hit-and-run crash on State Road 408 in November.
Frederick Rolle Jr. was not on duty when he crashed his own pickup into a toll plaza about 6 a.m. Nov. 18, said Sgt. Eduardo Bernal, an Orlando police spokesman.
After an investigation, detectives obtained an arrest warrant on charges of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, driving under the influence with property damage and driving under the influence.
Rolle’s vehicle was the only one involved in the crash.
Rolle turned himself in and is off duty with pay, Bernal said.
The officer was previously fired on allegations that he covered up an unauthorized police chase in 2015, documents show.
He was rehired earlier this year during an arbitration process.
Records show Rolle has been given nine traffic citations in Orange County since 1999, including a 2016 charge of possessing an open container, which was ultimately dismissed.
He also was under internal investigation in 2015 after he was arrested in Missouri on a charge of driving while intoxicated, documents show.
Prosecutors in Missouri declined to prosecute Rolle on the case, and the Orlando police internal affairs investigation said there was not enough evidence to discipline him. ktorralva@ orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5417 or Twitter @KMTorralva