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Man Crashes Car Loaded with 84 Pounds of Pot
| Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014

[KHTS] – A Santa Cruz man suspected of transporting 84 pounds of pre-packaged marijuana was arrested Wednesday morning in Castaic by California Highway Patrol officers.

William Henry Russell Jr. allegedly crashed into a guardrail on the Interstate 5, north of the Templin Highway exit, in a white Chevy, according to a witness in a CHP report.

logo_chpHe then reportedly fled the scene southbound, driving erratically, according to the report.

A citizen contacted a CHP officer after witnessing the crash and the officer located the Chevy, which displayed damage on its right side consistent with guardrail damage, weaving in lanes just north of Lake Hughes Road.

The officer stopped Russell, on The Old Road, north of Lake Hughes Road, where Russell confirmed his involvement in the crash and exhibited signs of impairment, the report stated.

After field sobriety tests, he was arrested and charged for driving under the influence and hit and run.

Officers search Russell’s vehicle and allegedly found the pre-packaged marijuana within the Chevy.

Russell was then transported to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital for medical clearance and subsequently booked as charged at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, according to the report.

His bail was listed at $100,000 and he is due at Los Angeles County Superior Court in San Fernando on Friday, according to Sheriff’s Department officials.

 

– Jessica Lyn

 
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18 Comments

  1. Eric Baker says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    Driving loaded…

    Reply
  2. Kari Dauer-Hewitt says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    Oopsie.

    Reply
  3. Rachel Bousquet says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    Oh Santa Cruz

    Reply
  4. Donna Scarpato says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    Chuck Libes

    Reply
  5. Melissa Power says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    What a dummy

    Reply
  6. Sophie Sidky says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    … 84 pounds? o_o

    Reply
  7. Jen Dillon Schmidt says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    Daniel Kreisler hey man are you ok?

    Reply
  8. Chuck Libes says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    it was not me!

    Reply
  9. Teddi Lynn says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    Ah Santa Cruz.

    Reply
  10. Lisa Summers says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    Could be!

    Reply
  11. Angela Vincent says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    Ouch

    Reply
  12. Tommy Rini says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    Why is it always Templin Highway

    Reply
  13. John Thomson says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    He’s going to know somebody some money

    Reply
  14. David Carlson says:
    Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 at

    In a related story…One happy good Samaritan…

    Reply
  15. Gina Nicole Waite says:
    Thursday, Aug 7, 2014 at

    Dumb ass

    Reply
  16. Shirley Vercelli says:
    Thursday, Aug 7, 2014 at

    Poor jerk p, he was sampling the goods for quality. Glad he’s sitting in jail. Someone out there won’t get the delivery they were expecting. Should squeeze that name out of him.

    Reply
  17. Dakota Broussard says:
    Thursday, Aug 7, 2014 at

    Transporting a plant! Burn him at the stake!

    Reply

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