Monday, August 24, 2009

Cops say man drove his kids while stoned

40-year-old Ted Free was anything but a free man last week. The Bennington man was arrested Thursday for driving under the influence of drugs after employees at Pownal Elementary School told police that a man with "slurred speech and very odd behavior" had just picked up his two children. Officers said Free was under the influence of prescribed narcotic drugs and unable to operate his vehicle safely. Pending results of a drug test, more charges may be filed because Free's young children were in the vehicle at the time of his arrest. Free was cited on a citation to appear in Bennington District Court later this week.