LEWES, Del. - A Maryland man is facing multiple charges after Lewes police say he drove the wrong way near the beach without headlights, all while under the influence and with a 1-year-old child unrestrained in the back seat.
According to Lewes Police Chief Thomas R. Spell, the arrest occurred around 7:43 p.m. on March 24, when officers on patrol near Lewes Beach spotted a silver Toyota driving the wrong way on Bayview Avenue without headlights on.
The driver, identified as 28-year-old Miguel Garay of Gaithersburg, was pulled over and immediately showed signs of impairment, including the smell of burnt marijuana. (Lewes Police Department)
The driver, identified as 28-year-old Miguel Garay of Gaithersburg, was pulled over and immediately showed signs of impairment, including the smell of burnt marijuana. Officers said Garay failed all standard field sobriety tests. Two THC vape cartridges were confiscated from the car.
Police also discovered Garay’s 1-year-old child in the back seat, being held by a woman rather than secured in a car seat. Garay was charged with driving under the influence of a drug, endangering the welfare of a child and several traffic offenses, including driving the wrong way, not using headlights, and failing to use a child restraint. He was released without bond.