Suspected Drug Dealer Nabbed at DUI Crash, Police Say

Police responding to an accident call with injuries early Sunday morning got more than they bargained for when the driver of a vehicle they say crashed into a parked car was found with a large amount of drugs and cash.

According to reports from the Norristown Police Department, officers responded to the 1300 block of Locust Street on Sunday, March 24 just before 7 a.m. for a report of a car accident in which at least one person was injured. On the scene, police found the grey 2012 Ford Fusion driven by 23-year-old Sean Thomas Clime-Michael, of King of Prussia, was stopped in the road, having struck a parked car which, in turn, struck the car parked in front of it.

Police say Clime-Michaels was already out of his vehicle and unsteady on his feet. He also reportedly had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and an obvious odor of alcohol coming from his person. Clime-Michaels was placed into custody for his own safety, according to police.

Clime-Michaels reportedly declined medical treatment for his injuries at the scene and refused to take a blood test after being advised of his rights.

Officers searched Clime-Michaels and recovered the following items from his person:

• $544 in cash
• A bag full of CVS-brand pharmacy zip-lock bags containing two bundles of suspected heroin – one containing 11 packets and another containing 13 packets.
• Another bag of suspected heroin
• A clear plastic container containing Percocet pills and an unknown white powder.

An additional search of Clime-Michaels' vehicle revealed the following items:

• A CVS-brand packet containing 27 blue pills identified as oxycodone hydrochloride
• A clear plastic container containing an unknown white powder
• A US Magnum digital scale
• A Disitz digital scale
• A pipe known to be used for the smoking of marijuana
• A broken bottle of Tortilla Silver Margarita
• Two empty Pabst Blue Ribbon cans

A strip search of Clime-Michaels performed at the police station revealed a Bayer aspirin bottle containing 13 OxyContin pills in his underwear.

One of the packets recovered from Clime-Michaels tested positive for heroin in a field test conducted by police. The remaining suspected drugs were submitted for further testing and the cash was seized and placed into evidence.

Clime-Michaels faces multiple counts of possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, possession and driving while under the influence and one count of reckless driving. He was remanded to Montgomery County Correctional Facility in lieu of $15,000 bail.