HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — In less than 48 hours, two Huntsville Police officers were arrested and charged with DUI over the weekend.

Both arrests came after separate car crashes involving the officers, who were off-duty at the time.

The Huntsville Police Department said HPD Officer Scott Hartman was arrested and charged with DUI after a crash early Saturday morning. HPD said the crash happened around 2:30am at the intersection of Church Street and Wheeler Avenue, less than .3 miles from HPD Headquarters.

HPD said the driver of the second vehicle involved in the crash was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. Officer Hartman, who was off-duty during the crash, has been placed on administrative leave.

Sunday night, around 11:30 p.m., another off-duty HPD officer was involved in a cra

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