Lang
8/28/21
Iowa City Police say one of two drivers involved in a Friday afternoon traffic accident fled from his vehicle, leaving drugs and a gun in his car.
Officers were dispatched to a two-vehicle accident on Highway 6 near Newton Road just before 5:45pm Friday. Investigators learned that 21-year-old Devarious Suggs of Broadway Street had left the Vine just before the accident. He was found a short distance from the accident site covered in burrs and grass, indicating he left the scene and walked into the woods before returning. Police say Suggs showed signs of intoxication, admitted to drinking and admitted to driving. He allegedly failed field sobriety tests and registered blood alcohol levels of .177% and .157%.
A search of Suggs’ vehicle turned up 3.5 grams of marijuana in the center console and a loaded pistol in the back. He was arrested and charged with Operating While Intoxicated, Possession of a Weapon While Intoxicated, Possession of a Controlled Substance and Public Intoxication. If convicted on all charges, Suggs faces a maximum of over three years in prison.