WILLISTON — Police found a man passed out behind the wheel of his car Saturday night around 11:30 p.m., and arrested him for grossly negligent operation.
Matthew Smith, 46, of Essex Junction, admitted to police that he'd taken prescription medication earlier in the night and knew he should not have gotten behind the wheel, police said. He was found in the driver's seat with the car in gear, and his foot partially on the brake, in the southbound lane of Rte. 2A in Williston.
Smith was cited and released, and is due in Chittenden County Court on April 24.
Upon waking Smith up and speaking to him, it was found that he had taken prescription medication earlier in the night and said he knew he should not have been driving a vehicle. Smith was arrested and processed at the Williston State Police Barracks and released on a citation.
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