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Driver calls the police on himself to tell them he was driving under the influence

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California Highway Patrol's Fort Tejon, Grapevine shared a Facebook post on Friday of a driver who called the police on himself.

According to officers, the man called the police to tell them that he had been using drugs and was being followed by "some very bad people." Officers were able to locate him as he was driving northbound on the southbound I-5 shoulder.

He was then arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance and taken to jail, according to Police.

 

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