A driver in Tampa, Florida, was stranded with a car problem early Monday morning. When a police officer was dispatched to the scene, the driver, Joshua Hope, showed signs of impairment. A field sobriety test was given, but the results did not match with criteria for a DUI arrest.

Hope called a friend to pick him up. He refused the initial request to search his vehicle. At first, the deputy did not have reason to search the vehicle as Hope had passed his field sobriety tests. When drug sniffing dogs arrived at the scene, they indicated there were drugs in the car. Police uncovered a safe filled with three grams of methamphetamine and a .38 caliber hand gun.

Hope was charged with possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia, but he was not charged in association with the hand gun as it was obtained legally.

The arrest poses an interesting question to police who observe impaired behavior but cannot charge the suspect with a DUI. Many police units are training officers to recognize signs of drug use in addition to traditional signs of alcohol impairment.