July 28, 2011 Miami Beach police officer who injured two people charged with DUI www.privateofficer.com
Derick Kuilan, 30, was in uniform on July 3 with fellow Miami Beach police officer Rolando Gutierrez when they visited South Beach hotel club. The two officers were allegedly drinking and taking pictures with a group of women.
According to a Circuit Court affidavit, the five women were attending a bachelorette party and “did not believe [Kulian and Gutierrez] were real police officers” since “the behavior of both officers was so unprofessional.” After leaving the hotel club, Kuilan and one of the women mounted an ATV for a ride along the beach. Two witenesses described Kuilan’s ATV as “driving fast on the sand” and without headlights in the pre-dawn hours. The two witnesses heard the ATV and caught a glimpse of it seconds before they heard “a loud impact” as the ATV struck a man and woman walking on the shore.
The woman remains hospitalized after suffering a broken femur and having her spleen removed. The man suffered a broken bone that required surgery. Both victims are 29 years old.
Kuilan and Gutierrez have been fired from the Miami Beach Police Department. Kulian was booked July 26 on four felony counts into the Miami-Dade County Jail before being released on $30,000 bail.
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