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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Officers with the Wilmington Police Department arrested a man who was passed out in his car while waiting in line at Taco Bell.
According to Lucy Crockett with the WPD, witnesses said Charles Crawford's vehicle had taken a sharp right onto a curb, just missing a tree.
As the officers checked on Crawford, they found a Mason jar containing 49 grams of marijuana on the floorboard of the passenger seat. They also found scales and other paraphernalia after a search of the vehicle.
Crawford was charged with DWI, possessions with intent to sell / distribute Schedule VI (marijuana), and careless and reckless driving.
Crawford posted bond and was released from the New Hanover County Detention Center.
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