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(KSL News) A former Utah Highway Patrol trooper has pleaded not guilty to DUI.
Former Lt. Fred Swain crashed his police cruiser into a concrete barrier in Draper in the middle of the night last month.
Swain admits he's had a drinking problem for more than two years, but he says that night he simply fell asleep.
Tests showed his blood-alcohol level was nearly .12 percent. Utah's legal limit is .08.
Swain, a 15-year veteran who commanded the UHP's DUI team, resigned Friday.
