NYC Firefighter facing DWI charge in the Bronx

NYPD officers responding to emergency call. File photo by Roy Janssen
NYPD officers responding to emergency call. File photo by Roy Janssen

New York City firefighter Jose Valdez, 37, has been arrested by officers from the 45th Precinct.

In addition to being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident with property damage, and refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test, Valdez was also charged with driving while impaired by alcohol.

Diaz was arrested at around 9:45 pm on Friday in the Bronx.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.