Driver facing pot charges after slamming into pole

WINSLOW TWP., N.J. - April 26, 2012 (WPVI) -- A man is facing marijuana possession charges after crashing his car into and up a utility pole Thursday morning in Camden County, New Jersey.

Police say it all happened at 12:39 a.m. on Erial Road in Winslow Township.

The driver, identified as Effay Johnson Jr., was travelling east on Erial Road when his 2002 Dodge Neon left the roadway and struck a utility pole, snapping the pole in half.

Johnson was not injured in the crash, but was arrested at the scene for possession of marijuana.

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