CHELSEA — A driver was arrested after police found him slumped over at the wheel of his car with a bottle of tequila and a shot glass in the middle of the West Side Highway, the NYPD said.
Officers responding to a report of a reckless driver on the West Side Highway found the 34-year-old man passed out in his vehicle in the middle lane of southbound traffic, near the southwest corner of West 24th Street and 12th Avenue, around 10:15 p.m. on Feb. 25, police said.
An open bottle of Patron tequila and the shot glass were sitting in his front passenger seat, the NYPD said.
The keys were still in the ignition, but the vehicle appeared to be disabled, the NYPD said.
When officers spoke to the driver, they discovered he was “barely coherent,” had bloodshot eyes and smelled like alcohol, police said.
The man, who refused to take a Breathalyzer test, was arrested at the scene.
Other recent crimes in the 10th Precinct include:
► A 22-year-old woman was arrested after she struck a 24-year-old man and a woman of an unknown age in the face in front of the Highline Ballroom at 431 W. 16th St., between Ninth and 10th avenues, around 2 a.m. on Feb. 26, the NYPD said. The victims were working at the time, though it wasn’t clear if they were Highline Ballroom employees. The venue didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
► A 32-year-old man was arrested in front of a Chelsea-Elliott Houses building at 466 W. 26th St., near 10th Avenue, around 3:30 p.m on Feb. 26 after police officers noticed a knife clipped to his back pocket, the NYPD said. The man also had a “small quantity” of a controlled substance and a hypodermic needle on him. At some point during the arrest, the man told police, “I use the knife for protection, and I have dope on me,” police said.
► A pair of thieves took six toothbrushes worth $6.99 each off the shelves of a CVS at 272 Eighth Ave., near West 24th Street, around 3:50 p.m. on Feb. 25 and put them in their jackets, the NYPD said. Police searched the area for the two men, but weren’t able to locate them. A manager at the CVS couldn’t immediately be reached for comment Thursday.
► A 36-year-old man was arrested on the roof of a Fulton Houses building at 400 W. 19th St., near Ninth Avenue, around 8:20 a.m. on Feb. 24 after he was seen trespassing inside the building, police said. The man was sitting on the roof with a crack pipe on the ground next to him at the time of his arrest.
► A 33-year-old man was driving his Mercedes-Benz southbound on Ninth Avenue around 4:10 a.m. on Feb. 25 when police officers saw him make a right turn onto West 14th Street without signaling, the NYPD said. When officers stopped the man, they discovered he had a .12 BAC. He was arrested at the scene.
