Police Officer Charged With DWI After Crofton Crash

CROFTON, MD — A 21-year veteran Anne Arundel County Police officer was arrested for driving while drunk after a Crofton crash, and reportedly fought with police at the scene. Sgt. Kenneth Collier, 43, of Odenton, was arrested Jan. 12 and released on his own recognizance, according to online court records. Collier is suspended without pay pending the outcome of the case, the department said.

The two-vehicle accident happened on Riedel Road at Johns Hopkins Road in Crofton when Collier's Ford Taurus reportedly rear-ended another vehicle. Collier is assigned to the Bureau of Patrol and was off-duty at the time of the crash.

Investigators believed Collier was under the influence of alcohol. He reportedly resisted arrest and assaulted officers on the scene. Collier was charged with assault on a law enforcement officer, second-degree assault, driving while intoxicated, and resisting arrest.

An internal review will be done and the department will cooperate with the State's Attorney's Office, authorities said.

The Ford Taurus was Collier's personal vehicle, he was not in his patrol vehicle. The occupants of the other vehicle were not hurt, police said.

Photo of Sgt. Kenneth Collier, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police