Endicott man falls asleep at the wheel and is arrested for drug and gun possession

BINGHAMTON, NY (WIVT/WBGH) — A 20-year-old man was arrested on weapons and drug charges on July 4 after falling asleep at the wheel in Binghamton.

According to police, patrol officers found a running but motionless car on the road near the corner of State Street and Dennison Avenue around 6 p.m. on July 4. Officers stopped to examine the car and found a man “slumped over the steering wheel.”

The patrol officer was able to awaken the man and speak with Lavar McDaniel, 20, of Endicott. McDaniel had a warrant out for his arrest for a probation violation in Broome County and was taken into custody.

When the police searched the car, they found a loaded Glock 26 9mm pistol, over 80 grams of meth, almost seven grams of cocaine, over eight grams of fentanyl, about six oxycodone tablets and $500 in cash. Weighing and packaging materials were also found in the car.

In addition to the arrest warrant, McDaniel was charged with:

• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 2^and Grade – Class A-II Serious Felony
• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3^rd Degree (5 counts) – Class B felony
• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 4^th Grade – Class C felony
• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 5^th Grade – Class D Felony
• Criminal possession of weapons 2^and Grade – Class C felony
• Criminal possession of weapons 3^rd Degree (2 counts) – Class D Felony
• Criminal Possession of a Firearm – Class E Felony
• Criminal use of drug paraphernalia 2^and Degree (2 counts) – Class A misdemeanor

Binghamton Police were assisted by Binghamton Police Department investigators in conjunction with the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force.