New York State Police say a driver, who was well over the legal limit, passed out behind the wheel while in a workzone. The incident occurred late Friday night on the New York State Thruway, as police said they had to resort to a few extra measures to wake the sleeping driving.
New York State Police Arrest Man on Thruway Who Fell Asleep In Workzone
New York State Police said in a press release that on September 5, troopers assigned to to Troop T arrested a 27-year-old man from New Jersey, for Aggravated DWI and multiple charges stemming from a traffic incident on the Thruway in the town of Pelham.
Troopers ay that at approximately 11:19 PM, they were dispatched to an unresponsive male in a 2013 Chevrolet in the northbound center lane, an active workzone.
Troopers report that they were forced to break the rear passenger window to gain access to the vehicle and wake the suspect, who then put the vehicle in drive, nearly striking one of the troopers. The vehicle stopped about 200 feet away, at which point the driver was removed from the vehicle…