Columbus man accused of crashing into cop car, having fentanyl

Incident happened Tuesday

(COLUMBUS, Ind.) – A man was arrested after allegedly crashing into a Bartholomew County deputy. 

The police vehicle was parked at the intersection of Tenth Street and Whitfield Drive when it was rear-ended on Tuesday afternoon, the sheriff’s department said. 

69-year-old David Caldwell was driving the other vehicle and there nobody was hurt. 

During the crash investigation, deputies say Caldwell threw a bag of suspected drugs under his vehicle. 

Police said the drugs tested positive for fentanyl and Caldwell also had a pipe and a gun.

Caldwell was arrested on charges of possession of paraphernalia and possession of narcotics while in possession of a firearm.