A Mableton man too impaired to even speak with deputies following an automobile accident has been charged with possession of multiple narcotics.
Taylor Lee McCravy, 29, has been charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of heroin, possession of drug-related objects, possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance, DUI (drugs), reckless driving and following too closely.
According to reports, Deputy Patrick Carey responded to the scene of an accident in the eastbound lanes of I-20 near milepost 108 and found two vehicles in the grass 50 yards apart. One of the men involved in the wreck,
One of the men involved in the wreck, approached Carey and told him he was okay but that he believed the driver of the other vehicle was having a seizure. The doors of the vehicle were locked,
The doors of the vehicle were locked, but Carey said McCravy appeared to be unconscious in the driver’s seat and had a syringe in his right hand.
Carey tried to use his baton to break the rear window to gain access to McCravy but the sound of the baton hitting the glass woke McCravy up.
But according to the report, McCravy appeared disoriented and did not open the doors as instructed.
Finally, McCravy unlocked the doors, but when Carey asked him if he was alright, he was not able to answer. His pupils were also constricted consistent with use of narcotics.
EMS arrived and began to assess McCravy.
Carey then spoke with other witnesses. A man involved in the accident said McCravy car approached his from behind at a high rate of speed and he was unable to get out of the way before he hit him, causing both vehicles to leave the roadway. Another witness confirmed his account of the circumstances.
Carey conducted a probable cause search of McCravy’s vehicle and found more syringes and metal mint tin containing a plastic bag with a grey colored powder in it that Carey thought might be heroin.
He also found a plastic bag of what he suspected was methamphetamine and three oblong pills that looked like Tramadol.
EMS told Carey they were taking McCravy to Piedmont Athens Regional due to his altered mental status. Carey tried to ask McCravy what he had taken but he was still unable to answer.
EMS said they had given McCravy Narcan and that he was now more coherent.
He told the deputy that he did use heroin but refused to provide a blood sample.
McCravy was then removed from the scene by EMS.