Hackettstown Man Charged With Heroin Possession: Police

\HACKETTSTOWN, NJ - A 22-year-old Hackettstown man is facing drug charges police found him passed out behind the wheel of a car on Wednesday, authorities said.

According to police, a Hackettstown police officer saw a car stopped at the intersection of Mitchell Road and Bells Lane shortly before 5:30 a.m. and inside the male driver was passed out behind the wheel with an orange needle cap belonging to a hypodermic syringe next to him.

The officer was able to wake up the driver, Eric Gaertner, and through an investigation it was determined that Gaertner was under the influence of heroin, police said.

Gaertner had in his possession a glassine bag containing suspected heroin, and a hypodermic needle and he was charged with possession of heroin, possession of a hypodermic needle, being under the influence of CDS, possession of CDS in a motor vehicle and obstructing traffic, police said.

Gaertner was then arrested and is being lodged in the Warren County Correctional Facility.

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