Driver nods off behind the wheel on Coffin Ave in New Bedford

At 10:12 pm on Sunday, New Bedford police discovered a car stopped in traffic near the old Sunbeam Bread factory on Coffin Ave. The operator wasn’t responsive and police officers suspect the driver was under the influence of a drug.

Medical personnel arrived and the operator was transported to the hospital. Charges of operating under the influence of drugs are forthcoming for the driver.

Additionally, an Acushnet man was charged with his third OUI-liquor on Sunday.