Police: Canonsburg Man Charged with DUI After Crashing Car, Falling Asleep Behind the Wheel

Cecil Township police are charging a Canonsburg man with driving under the influence following a crash on state Route 980 early Sunday morning.

Officers were dispatched to the area after Washington County 911 received a phone call from a driver who had passed the crash scene.

When police arrived, officers said they discovered that the vehicle had crashed into a guard rail on state Route 980 near its intersection with Muse-Bishop—and that the driver, later identified as Allen Wargo Jr., 24, of Vista Drive, was asleep behind the wheel.

Officers roused Wargo and asked him if he had been drinking. The man reportedly admitted to police that he had been drinking at home.

While conversing with Wargo, officers noted that the man's eyes were bloodshot and glassy, and that he "acted in an incoherent manner" when asked for his license and registration information.

Police said it took Wargo several minutes to find the door handle when officers asked him to step out of the vehicle.

Officers noted he was unsteady on his feet, and conducted field sobriety tests, which they said Wargo failed.

After being checked by SouthBridge EMS for injuries, police took Wargo into custody for suspected DUI.

Wargo was transported to the Cecil Township Police Department, where a breath test was administered.

That test showed that Wargo had a blood-alcohol content of .224 percent.

Charges against Wargo will proceed by summons. A driver is considered legally intoxicated when his blood alcohol level is .08 or more.

In addition to SouthBridge EMS, police said Muse Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene and helped control traffic.