Crime & Safety
Weed Smokers Crash Car Into Tree
The information in this report is from the Solon Police. An arrest does not mean a conviction
Two Warren men were arrested and charged with drug abuse after they crashed a car into a tree in Solon because they were smoking weed while driving, according to Solon Police.
The driver, a 19-year-old Warren man, lost control while driving east on U.S. 422 at about 10 p.m. on Jan. 27. The car left the road and hit a tree, according to the police report.
The car was heavily damaged, but no one was hurt in the crash.
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Officials responding to the crash smelled burnt marijuana and also found about 30 grams of marijuana in the car. Both the driver and the passenger, a 36-year-old man, had been smoking, according to the report.
Besides the drug charge, the driver was also cited for failure to control.
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