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A man's "spotless driving record" could have gotten him out of trouble during a traffic stop this week — had he not tried to snort cocaine right in front of the Seattle police officer who pulled him over.
Around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, a silver Toyota with its headlights off drove past a police officer patrolling the city's Colman neighborhood, near Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Massachusetts.
The 73-year-old driver, who has not been identified, pulled over and waited while the officer checked his license and registration, according to a posting on the Seattle Police Department's blog. The officer, finding a clean record, was poised to let the man go with a warning until he walked back to find the man "portioning out a scoop of cocaine from a small glass vial."
"Are you kidding?" the officer asked incredulously. "You're about to snort coke by the side of the road?"
The driver initially tried to pass off the white power that spilled all over his hands and car floor as "vitamins," but eventually came clean, police said. He even "complimented" the officer for his keen observation skills, the blog post stated.
The driver then "admitted that snorting cocaine in the middle of a traffic stop was, perhaps, a poor decision."
The driver was arrested and booked into King County Jail on drug charges.
The event inspired Seattle police to put together a public service announcement informing residents of increased patrols this holiday season and what to do (and not) when police pull you over:
A man's "spotless driving record" could have gotten him out of trouble during a traffic stop this week — had he not tried to snort cocaine right in front of the Seattle police officer who pulled him over.
Around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, a silver Toyota with its headlights off drove past a police officer patrolling the city's Colman neighborhood, near Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Massachusetts.
The 73-year-old driver, who has not been identified, pulled over and waited while the officer checked his license and registration, according to a posting on the Seattle Police Department's blog. The officer, finding a clean record, was poised to let the man go with a warning until he walked back to find the man "portioning out a scoop of cocaine from a small glass vial."
"Are you kidding?" the officer asked incredulously. "You're about to snort coke by the side of the road?"
The driver initially tried to pass off the white power that spilled all over his hands and car floor as "vitamins," but eventually came clean, police said. He even "complimented" the officer for his keen observation skills, the blog post stated.
The driver then "admitted that snorting cocaine in the middle of a traffic stop was, perhaps, a poor decision."
The driver was arrested and booked into King County Jail on drug charges.
The event inspired Seattle police to put together a public service announcement informing residents of increased patrols this holiday season and what to do (and not) when police pull you over:
- Pull over to the right
- Be prepared to provide license and registration
- Don't use cocaine, "especially during a traffic stop"
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-n...-snorting_driver_inspires.html#incart_m-rpt-2
