PC Bryson Kisten, attached to the North Area Basic Command Unit, appeared at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 16 October after he was arrested by Met traffic officers on Saturday, 30 September.
The court heard PC Kisten had been involved in a damage-only collision while driving an unmarked police car in Chase Side, Enfield at about 2.30pm
PC Kisten attended a Met traffic garage about 7pm that evening and officers felt it was clear that he had been drinking. He took a breath test and provided two readings, one at 48 and one at 43 micrograms of alcohol per 100 milliliters of breath. The legal limit is 35.
PC Kisten was charged with drink driving in the early hours of 1 October and pleaded guilty at his first court appearance.
He was banned from driving for 12 months and must pay a £438 fine, £85 court fees and £175 victim surcharge.
At a misconduct hearing held on Wednesday, 13 December the panel found PC Kisten’s actions breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour in regard to discreditable conduct and fitness for duty.
He was dismissed without notice.
Detective Chief Superintendent Caroline Haines, in charge of policing in North Area, said: “It is completely unacceptable that PC Kisten was driving a police vehicle while over the alcohol limit.
“As a police officer, he should have known the danger that drink driving poses to other road users. I am pleased he has been caught and prosecuted due to the diligence of traffic officers who suspected he had been drinking and made him complete a breath test.”
