NEW BEDFORD - A man faces a charge of operating under the influence of drugs after he's found slumped behind the wheel of his car in the west end of New Bedford.

Police were called to the area of 14 Locust Street at around 5 p.m. on Tuesday for a report of an unresponsive man in a vehicle that was blocking two driveways.

When police arrived on scene, they observed behavior and evidence consistent with drug use. T

he man woke up on his own when police arrived, and was transported to St. Luke's Hospital.

The unidentified man will be charged with OUI drugs.

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