29-year-old Evan Thornton passed out in his vehicle at Precision Plumbing Co. on June 6th. Witnesses stated that they found him unresponsive at the location and woke him up by knocking on the window. Upon arrival, officers spoke with Thornton, who said he was tired and pulled over to get some rest. During their interaction, he started belching and vomiting, so they prompted him with sobriety tests, which he consented to and performed poorly before not being able to complete them. Thornton admitted to taking his prescription anxiety medication, Mirtazapine, and drinking Bacardi and three margaritas the night before. When officers asked him if he was too intoxicated to drive, he responded, “Yeah, I was.” After being informed of implied consent, he agreed to provide them with a blood sample. During a subsequent search of his vehicle, officers discovered an empty Hennessy and Bacardi bottle and 35 hand-pressed red and green tablets in a plastic baggie. Thornton was taken then into custody for driving under the influence.
DUI: Evan Thornton tells officers he was too drunk to drive after vomiting on himself
