Friday, November 6th, 2009
US man charged with drunken driving after police call about stolen marijuana
SALEM, Ore. - Oregon police have charged a man with drunk driving after he called police to report his marijuana as stolen.
Calvin Hoover, 21, told dispatchers early Tuesday someone had broken into his truck and stolen cash, a jacket and a small amount of marijuana while he was at a tavern.
He called police again to complain they had not arrived, but the dispatcher had trouble understanding Hoover because he was driving and stopping occasionally to vomit, the Statesman Journal reported.
He was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants.
Medical marijuana is legal in Oregon, where nearly 21,000 people have permits for use. It was not immediately clear if Hoover had such a permit.
