Officers in White Settlement boxed in a suspected drunk driver found asleep at the wheel with his car still in drive – then smashed a window to stop the vehicle after it lurched forward and struck a patrol unit earlier this week, police said.
Andrew Moss-Dedmon, 22, is facing a charge of driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration greater than 0.15 in connection with the incident, which occurred just before 2:45 a.m. Monday.
9-1-1 caller reports wrong-way driver
A 9-1-1 caller initially reported a wrong-way driver and warned the vehicle might veer off into a nearby field.
According to White Settlement police, Moss-Dedmon was found asleep at the wheel – with the vehicle still in drive – when officers located him in the 9300 block of Westpoint Boulevard near Loop 820.
Vehicle strikes patrol car on scene
Officers positioned patrol cars in front and behind Moss-Dedmon’s vehicle. When they attempted to wake him, he accelerated and struck the front patrol car, prompting officers to break the driver’s side window to stop the vehicle, police said…