DSP: Passed-Out Driver Wakes Up, Smashes Into 2 Mailboxes
June 15, 2020/
A Selbyville man is charged with leading police on a pursuit in Delmar, after being found passed out at the wheel.
State Police say a trooper knocked on the window of the running vehicle early Sunday on Line Road to get the man鈥檚 attention. The driver took off at a low rate of speed, and smashed into two mailboxes.
Police say he kept going for several miles before stopping on Blackwater Road.
29-year-old Obrian Handy was arrested and charged with DUI and various motor vehicle offenses.
Police released these details of the charges against Handy:
- Disregarding a Police Officer Signal (Felony)
- Leaving the Scene of Property Collision Accident (2 counts)
- Driving Without a Valid License
- Failure to Have Insurance Identification in Possession
- Driving a Vehicle Under the Influence of a Combination of Alcohol and Any drug
- Failed to remain within a single lane (2 counts)
Handy was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court and released on his own recognizance.
