Suspected Drug User Busted In Solon

SOLON, OH — A 35-year-old Aurora man was arrested Tuesday after he was found with suspected drugs and drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop. Police are waiting on lab tests and analysis on the suspected narcotics before pursuing further charges against the man.

At about 10 p.m. on Tuesday, a caller on Cochran Road called police and told dispatch they believed a car that had turned onto Pettibone Road was being driven by an impaired person. The caller said it looked like the car might be heading east back into the city.

An officer caught up to the suspect car on Pettibone near Cromell. The car committed multiple lane violations, police say. The officer then pulled the car over near SR 91.

The driver, a 35-year-old from Aurora, appeared to be impaired. He had trouble staying awake when police spoke with him. Police called a squad to have the man transported to a local hospital. Officers found suspected drugs and drug paraphernalia in the man's car.

The man was taken to an emergency room where he was treated and provided a urine sample. He was then charged with operating a vehicle impaired and marked lanes. Based on the results of the urine sample and the suspected drugs, further charges may be pending, police say.

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