ROCK HILL, S.C. -- A 32-year-old man was arrested and charged with inhaling aromatic hydrocarbons, AKA huffing, passing a stopped school bus and resisting police after a traffic stop off Celanese Road.
Officers said Adam Perlowich was huffing keyboard cleaner in his car while parked in a random Rock Hill neighborhood Wednesday morning.
According to reports, the car was parked diagonally across a cul-de-sac. A state constable went to see if the driver of the car was alright.
"[The driver] huffed out of the can, right in front of the witness, and then took off. So the witness called 911 and followed him out. It was like 7 a.m. when the buses were making their runs for school," explained Rock Hill Police Spokesperson Mark Bollinger, "in one of the neighborhoods, he passed a stopped school bus with the arm out. So we were lucky that none of the school children were hurt."
Police and the man who followed the car said Perlowich drove around the India Hook and Celanese Roads area before pulling into the Yorktown Village Apartments.
"The police officer was standing there and the guy was still huffing out of a can," said Bollinger.
The report indicated a witness grabbed cellphone video of that particular moment. NBC Charlotte obtained that cellphone video, which appears to show a man in the driver's seat holding a can up to his face, then passing out as a police officer stands by the window.
Perlowich was not charged with driving under the influence.
Bollinger told NBC Charlotte, "He was under the influence, but there's no test that can determine the chemicals in the spray can are illegal intoxicants."
Perlowich was released on $2200 bond.
Rock Hill Police said they're seeing more people turning to inhalants.
"We've had an uptick of people going back to huffing. It's mostly adults though, late 20s, 30s and 40s of all socioeconomic classes. They just huff dust-off."
Huffing is a dangerous and potentially deadly addiction for many people across the country. If you or a loved one are huffing, please seek help.
Officers said Adam Perlowich was huffing keyboard cleaner in his car while parked in a random Rock Hill neighborhood Wednesday morning.
According to reports, the car was parked diagonally across a cul-de-sac. A state constable went to see if the driver of the car was alright.
"[The driver] huffed out of the can, right in front of the witness, and then took off. So the witness called 911 and followed him out. It was like 7 a.m. when the buses were making their runs for school," explained Rock Hill Police Spokesperson Mark Bollinger, "in one of the neighborhoods, he passed a stopped school bus with the arm out. So we were lucky that none of the school children were hurt."
Police and the man who followed the car said Perlowich drove around the India Hook and Celanese Roads area before pulling into the Yorktown Village Apartments.
"The police officer was standing there and the guy was still huffing out of a can," said Bollinger.
The report indicated a witness grabbed cellphone video of that particular moment. NBC Charlotte obtained that cellphone video, which appears to show a man in the driver's seat holding a can up to his face, then passing out as a police officer stands by the window.
Perlowich was not charged with driving under the influence.
Bollinger told NBC Charlotte, "He was under the influence, but there's no test that can determine the chemicals in the spray can are illegal intoxicants."
Perlowich was released on $2200 bond.
Rock Hill Police said they're seeing more people turning to inhalants.
"We've had an uptick of people going back to huffing. It's mostly adults though, late 20s, 30s and 40s of all socioeconomic classes. They just huff dust-off."
Huffing is a dangerous and potentially deadly addiction for many people across the country. If you or a loved one are huffing, please seek help.
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