15 Drug Counts For Man In Hoboken Car Crash: Police

HOBOKEN, NJ — A man was charged with 15 counts of various drug offenses, as well as other charges, after police responded to a report of a car crash in Hoboken on Jan. 10.

Police said that on that Friday morning, just before 6:30, they headed to the 400 block of Adams Street on a report of a crash.

Bystanders directed them to a car "where a man was asleep in the driver’s seat and his foot was pressing down on the gas pedal, with the car in park," police said.

Police banged on the window, but the man did not wake up.

When police finally reached him, he was shaking and shivering, police said.

They tried to give him a field sobriety test, but he couldn't participate because of the condition he was in, they said.

Then, they observed what appeared to be cocaine in the car.

Kevin Gell, 29, of New York City was placed under arrest for driving under the influence.

Police then searched the vehicle and found cocaine, prescription drugs, marijuana, two credit card skimmer devices, and a large quantity of blank checks, they said.

In the trunk they found a hollow point bullet and license plate, which was later revealed to be registered to another person and different vehicle, they said.

Gell was taken to a local hospital.

Police learned that he had an active warrant from Hoboken for creating a false public alarm, they said.

He was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, fictitious license plate, unregistered vehicle, unlicensed driver, theft by unlawful taking, prohibited weapons and devices, credit card crimes, possession of fraudulent receipts, and 15 counts of various drug offenses, police said.

He was ultimately taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.