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A 73-year-old man’s spotless driving record nearly got him off the hook during a traffic stop Tuesday night.
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Then he tried to snort cocaine in front of an officer, police say.
Seattle Police reported a man in a silver Toyota was driving with his headlights off and passed an officer patrolling in the Colman neighborhood.
After pulling over the 73-year-old man, Officer Nic Abts-Olsen checked his license and registration.
When the officer walked back to the Toyota, he said, he saw the driver portioning out a scoop of cocaine from a small glass vial.
"When Officer Abts-Olsen knocked on the driver's car window, he apparently startled the man, leading him to spill cocaine all over his hands and the floor of his vehicle," according to the police blotter.
“’Are you kidding?’ Officer Abts-Olsen asked the man, who quickly tried to brush away the white powder. The man initially denied having any cocaine, claiming the powder was from "vitamins."
Finally, the man relented and admitted that snorting cocaine in the middle of a traffic stop was a poor decision, according to the officer.
The man was arrested and booked him into the King County Jail for narcotics possession.
