Crime & Safety
Cops: Drunk Driver Smashes Rental Into Tree
The following arrest information was supplied by the Morris Township Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A drunk driver carrying drugs and a knife smashed a rental car into a tree early Saturday, according to .
At about 3:08 a.m., officers responded to Sussex Avenue near Bradford Court for a report of a crash, and found a blue 2008 Chevrolet Impala had crashed head-on into a tree, police said. The driver's airbag had deployed, but he was not wearing a seatbelt, police said. He had non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The driver, Gary Smith Jr. of Randolph, was drunk, had an open container of beer, had a knife, and had a controlled dangerous substance in the car, police said. He was transported to by the First Aid Squad for treatment, police said.
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He was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a CDS with intent to distribute, possession of a CDS with possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon by a convicted person.
He remained in the care of the hospital Saturday, police said.
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