A Hidden Valley man was high on whippets Friday when he crashed into a fence at the Maricopa Walmart, arresting officers said.
The officers were dispatched to The Wells plaza at about 3:30 p.m. after Walmart employees reported that Michael Aiden-Lee Shrader, 47, was huffing something in a camouflage-patterned truck behind the store.
Police found the camo Ford Ranger pickup, which had crashed into a nearby fence, with Shrader unconscious in the driver’s seat, according to the report. He was holding a can of dust remover spray and appeared to be having a seizure.
The officers removed Shrader from the truck and Maricopa Fire and Medical Department crews tended to him until he gained consciousness.
Police took Shrader’s fingerprints and released him after referring charges of reckless driving, criminal damage and inhaling a toxic substance to Pinal County Attorney’s Office prosecutors.
If convicted, Shrader faces more than two and a half years in prison.
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