Impaired driver discovered passed out in vehicle, crashes into police cruiser in Innisfail: RCMP

A 31-year-old Red Deer, Alta., man is facing several drug-related charges after police allege he struck a police vehicle while impaired.

RCMP said officers received a report about an impaired driver passed out in a vehicle near the Innisfail School around 1 a.m. Tuesday.

Officers found the vehicle running and in gear with the driver passed out in the driver’s seat.

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“The driver eventually woke up, took his foot off the brake and immediately crashed into a police vehicle,” police said.

RCMP said while police were arresting the man, they discovered approximately 40 grams of methamphetamine, 20 grams of fentanyl and a loaded sawed-off shotgun with a tampered serial number.

Police said there were no injuries or major damage from the collision.

Eric Meldrum faces several charges, including two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.

Meldrum is scheduled to appear in court on March 7.