TOLEDO, Ohio — A Toledo man apparently passed out behind the wheel of his car in east Toledo early Sunday was arrested after his vehicle crashed into a police cruiser when officers attempted to awaken him.
Toledo police officers dispatched for a report of a man slumped in a car found Carlos Revilla, 29, behind the wheel of a vehicle stopped at Starr Avenue and Main Street shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a report from Toledo police.
Officers parked their cruiser in front of Revilla's vehicle with the cruiser's police lights on, according to the report.
Revilla awakened and took his foot off the brake, according to the report. This caused Revilla's car to roll forward and crash into the police car, causing minor damage to both vehicles, the report said.
No one was injured in the incident.
Revilla was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle under the influence, police said.
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