A suspected drunken driver was found asleep at the wheel in the middle of a Houston highway, officials said.

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Early Tuesday, Mark Herman, Harris County Constable Precinct 4, tweeted, "Constable deputies have a female driver in custody for DWI after she was found asleep behind the wheel, stopped in the middle of the 2700blk of the N Sam Houston Pkwy. #oneincustody"

A man flagged traffic until deputies arrived, KTRK-TV reported.

Further information wasn’t available.