Long Valley Man High During Crash, Had Xanax In Car: Police

LONG VALLEY, NJ— A Long Valley man was high on Xanax when he was involved in a car crash, Mount Olive Police said.

Timothy Reilly, 27, was involved in a traffic crash around 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 4, near Plaza 141 on Route 46.

As Officer Anthony Gardner took statements about the accident, he noticed Reilly seemed to be impaired in some way.

Reilly failed a field sobriety test, and a search of his car found a bottle of Xanax pills. He was arrested and charged with Possession of Xanax, Possession of Paraphernalia, Under the Influence of CDS, DWI, Reckless Driving, and CDS in a Motor Vehicle.

He was released with a pending court date.

There were no injuries, and the other car involved could be driven away from the accident.

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