Cape Cod Crash Leads To Cocaine Trafficking Charge

WELLFLEET, MA — A Cape Cod man crashed his truck into a telephone pole early Tuesday morning. He was uninjured, but now arguably faces bigger problems.

Wellfleet police and fire officials responded to Long Pond Road around 5:20 a.m. on Tuessday for the reported crash.

They found a Chevrolet pickup truck that was off the side of the road after striking a telephone pole. The pole was snapped in half and had caused utility wires to stretch across the road, officials said.

A driver, James Gray, 43, of Wellfleet, was found at the scene and checked for injuries, but wasn't found to be injured.

Police conducted a brief investigation, stating that they found what they believed to be cocaine at the scene.

Gray was arrested after that discovery and faces a charge of cocaine trafficking of more than 36 grams but less than 100.

He was taken to the Wellfleet Police Department for booking and appeared for an arraignment at a court in Orleans. He was released on $1,500 cash bail.