Man Falls Asleep at Wheel, Arrested for DUI

Police charged a Lansdale man with DUI, recklessly endangering another person and reckless driving after he was found passed out in his car at a traffic light Monday afternoon on Valley Forge Road.

Roy Adams, 66, of the 900 block of Derstine Avenue, Lansdale, was charged with D.U.I. - general impairment, recklessly endangering another person and reckless driving, police said.

A portable breath test device showed a reading of .28 percent. 

A hearing date has yet to be scheduled before Judge Borek in Lansdale.

Police said that on Monday, at 3:40 p.m., officers responded to West Main Street and Valley Forge Road for a report of a man asleep behind the wheel of a car stopped at the traffic light.

Upon arrival, police found a silver Ford Taurus sedan stopped first in line on South Valley Forge Road at West Main Street, with a line of cars behind him, police said.

They found Adams allegedly seated in the driver's seat with his head resting against the headrest and his eyes closed, police said.

As a precaution, police parked a patrol car in front of the Taurus.

Upon approach, police  noticed the windows were up and the doors were locked. The vehicle was in drive and Adams's foot was on the brake, police said.

Several attempts were made to awake Adams, police said.

Eventually, Adams woke and, disoriented and confused, lifted his foot off the brake and traveled forward, striking the back of the police car, police said.

After repeated commands, police said, Adams put the window down, allowing officers to remove him from the car.

Police found an odor of alcohol on Adams's breath, police said.

Witnesses reported that they followed Adams into the borough along Valley Forge Road from Sumneytown Pike, and watched his car travel into oncoming traffic, nearly hitting oncoming vehicles, police said.

They also told police that when Adams stopped, he failed to proceed through several cycles of green lights, police said.