Original sentence: An Augusta County, Virginia Sheriff's Deputy intercepted the convoy and asked the officers to refrain from speeding and engaging their sirens, given that they were not responding to an emergency.In 1986, Speziale was shot and wounded.In 1987, Speziale was assigned as an undercover officer to the NYPD’s Special Anti Crack Unit, a unit designed to combat the proliferation of crack-cocaine in New York City in the late 1980s.In 1989, Speziale was promoted to the rank of detective and assigned as an undercover agent with United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).In 2010, Speziale was appointed to the role of Deputy Police Superintendent of the NY - NJ Port Authority Police Department.Speziale's police career began at the New York City Police Department as a patrol officer in the south Bronx.The NY - NJ Port Authority Police Department is a law enforcement agency in New York and New Jersey which is mandated to protect the public, travelers and tenants within facilities owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.The convoy was driving (at  per hour) and engaging their sirens and emergency lights without due cause.Until he retired from the NYPD at the rank of Detective 1st Grade in 1997, Speziale's career was distinguished by ever higher promotions
Edited sentence: An Augusta County Virginia Sheriff's Deputy intercepted the convoy and asked the officers to refrain from speeding and engaging their sirens, given that they were not responding to an emergency.He was shot and wounded in 1986.In 1987, Speziale was assigned as an undercover officer to the NYPD’s Special Anti Crack Unit, a new unit designed to combat the scourge of crack in New York City in the late 1980s.In 1989, Speziale was promoted to Detective and assigned as a an undercover agent with United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).In 2010, Speziale was appointed as the Deputy Police Superintendent of the NY - NJ Port Authority Police Department, a law enforcement agency in New York and New Jersey designed to protect the public, travelers and tenants at all facilities owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.Speziale began his police career at the New York City Police Department as a patrol officer in the south Bronx.The convoy were speeding (at per hour) and engaging their sirens and emergency lights without due cause.Until he retired from the NYPD at the rank of Detective 1st Grade in 1997, Speziale career was distinguished by ever higher promotions