SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — A New York man has been charge on suspicion of DUI drugs after he was spotted by police getting in and out of a vehicle on a Vermont highway.
Vermont State Police responded at approximately 4:17 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1 to a report of motor vehicle complaint in which the complainant advised a male was “jumping in and out of a black SUV” on Interstate 91 north near mile marker 46 in the town of Springfield, Vermont.
Vermont State Police arrived on scene and observed a black 2017 Audi Q7 parked in the median and passing lane on I-91.
During the investigation, police determined that Jesse B. Scanlon, 19, of Southampton, New York was the operator of the vehicle, all according to a press release from the VSP. Scanlon was later arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, according to police.
Scanlon was later released with a criminal citation. He is scheduled to appear at 8 a.m. on Sept. 25 in Vermont Superior Court, Windsor Criminal Division to answer to the charge.
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