Car Crash Leads To Drug Arrest For Poughkeepsie Man

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Falling asleep at the wheel can cause accidents, but it doesn’t always cause a drug arrest. State Police arrested Adam M. Roberts, 24, of Poughkeepsie, Oct. 21 and charged him with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, after he crashed his car on the Taconic State Parkway.

Police said Roberts was traveling north Oct. 16 on the parkway on his way from New York City to Poughkeepsie. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Roberts said he fell asleep at the wheel and ended up going off the roadway, striking a rock embankment.

He was taken to Mid Hudson Regional Hospital with severe trauma injuries.

Hospital staff caring for Roberts said they found heroin on him, and they notified the State Police.

Police said he was in possession of about 10 grams of heroin.

He was arrested after he had sufficiently recovered from his injuries.

Roberts was arraigned before the Town of Pleasant Valley Justice Court and sent to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail of $20,000 bond.

Photo caption: Adam M. Roberts. Photo credit: NYSP.