Officer Peter Dolci was placed on administrative leave while the incident was investigated.

A Melbourne police officer, who is currently the subject of an internal investigation after being pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence, recently received a traffic citation for speeding in Palm Bay, body camera video reveals.

Melbourne Police Department officials are conducting an internal investigation after one of their officers was pulled over by a Palm Bay officer on Babcock Street on suspicion of drunken driving, a spokesperson for the department said.

A sobriety test last week was cut short even though the officer believed the driver who was speeding and swerving may have been over the limit.

A Melbourne police officer is being credited with saving a driver after their car went into the Indian River.