Man Faces Third Huffing While Driving Charge in Rapid City, SD

A man from Rapid City, South Dakota was jailed on Oct 4th for inhaling a cleaning compound in front of a Highway Patrol officer. The judge revoked the man's bond after learning that he has already had three driving-under-the-influence arrests for inhalant abuse. Tracey Decker, the Pennington County deputy state's attorney who urged this judge's action, commented that inhalant abuse is "very dangerous." It is especially dangerous when drivers are under the influence, as inhalants depress the respiratory system and frequently causes blackouts.

The man, who has also failed to show up for three scheduled court appearances, has obtained an attorney who is attempting to get him into an addiction treatment program. Meanwhile, Rapid City police encourages drivers and anyone who sees someone driving erratically to call 911, because there are still people who continue to abuse cleaning compounds while driving. "[With abuse of inhalants], a car becomes a 3,000 pound missile," said Rapid City police, who also found the man's car in a drainage ditch after his arrest.

Read more about the arrest here.