Pa. man nabbed twice in 3 hours on DUI charges

[May 14, 2009]  CORAOPOLIS, Pa. (AP) -- Police said they arrested a Pittsburgh-area man twice within three hours on a charge of driving under the influence of prescription drugs. Police said they first pulled over a 26-year-old man about 8:30 p.m. Friday.

They said he had muscle relaxers and another type of pills used to help people withdraw from opiates in his car after he failed a field sobriety test.

Police say they dropped the man at his mother's house telling him DUI charges would be mailed to him. About 11:15 p.m, police said the man came to the police station seeking medication seized from his car.

Police said the man told them he got a ride to the police station, but they pulled him over when they saw him try to drive away.

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Information from: Beaver County Times, http://www.timesonline.com/

[Associated Press]

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