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Courtesy Volusia County Sheriff
Authorities say tow truck driver Matthew Dollarhide, 19, pocket-dialed 911 while he was talking about selling drugs with two passengers. Police later arrested and charged Dollarhide with drug paraphernalia possession.
A conversation with two passengers landed an Orange City, Fla., tow truck driver in jail after his cell phone pocket-dialed 911 and dispatchers listened in.
Authorities say 19-year-old Matthew Dollarhide was surprised when a Volusia County Sheriff's deputy pulled him over on Tuesday and asked why they were talking about selling drugs.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports deputies were alerted at 9:42 p.m. local time Tuesday and sent to a location where dispatchers said the phone signal was coming from.
From the conversation, dispatchers learned that they were driving a tow truck and heard the name "Harry." Deputies pulled over a "Harry's Towing" truck moments later.
Deputies found a crack pipe on Dollarhide. He was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. He told police the pipe belonged to his father.
Also on NBCMiami.com: State senator, local sheriff's office seek ban on texting and driving
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Wow..at least it was a hands free call. ;)
I think fate took a little hands free involvment with this guy.Should'nt have been breaking the law in the 1st place.
I can't imagine the level of disrespect this dude must have for his father. That father-son bond must have never took.
He sure looks like an idiot with this mop on his head.
He is very lucky to be living in modern times. I think in Roman times, this would be justified grounds for his father to end his life with a sword and throw his remains to the dogs.
HAHAHA. What a loser. And he tries to sell out his father? This kid is only 19..he has a long life of loserdom ahead of him. What an idiot.
Democrat Tow-Truck Driver Arrested on Drug Charge after Pocket Dialing 911
TO: LiberalsAreTheWorst who wrote:
Being that he's self-employed that would make him a Republican, especially since he lives in Florida.
Moron.
"Dad did it."
Man oh man, are you gonna get it when you get home.
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Some Progressives just can't stand other people's comments since they don't conform to "their" standards, therefore, the name calling (MORON.)
You certainly are keeping the Progressive standard......American Girl-724855
AmericanGirl, I'm guessing it was his Republican dad's tow truck and dad was trying to give his drug-addled Democrat son a chance to make a living doing honest work. You can't blame the father for what the "victim and entitlement" generation does. Liberals have completely undermined anything the parents try to teach their kids.
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha SO STUPID!!!!! Why do you think they call it DOPE?
Doesn't it just figure he'd have some sort of stupid name like "Dollarhide"?
SIGH... It's a 14th century Scottish surname pronounced as "du-la-Hyde".
dupe post
Dollarhide last name?? Your dollars hide no more when the sheriff throws you in jail and you pay lawyers and fines. What a Dufass, hopefully he does not reproduce.......
Florida. What a surprise.......
What a loser!
Seriously due?! You said it was your dad's pipe?!!!! Now THATS funny!!
"Deputies found a crack pipe on Dollarhide. He was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. He told police the pipe belonged to his father." I'm sure his father does not even know what crack is.
Isn’t that what you see when the plumber bends over?
Just say "NO" to crack ... LOL !
Son ! Please get a belt on with your blue jeans !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's very important to put a PIN or some kind of authentication on your phone. Even then it may be able to dial 911. You never know who might be listening! The best thing to do before a drug deal is to turn the phones off.
Cell phones are designed to be able to call emergency numbers even when they are locked or have no service (service, not signal)
One reason so many people dial 911 when the number is purposely one of the most difficult to dial by accident is many cell phones also accept "112" as an emergency number. It's more likely that was the number dialed.
Florida has some really stupid citizens...
MIKE
We think your real stupid too and the state you come from.... Stay classy and try and stay away from stupid comments as they make you look like an ass.
SIGNED-
Florida
Zen - Flordia, hanging chad? Yup, Florida has more than their share of Stupid.
*you're
Good job making MIKE's point, Zen.
Some people are just naturally Dopey and don't need drugs. :-)
I am torn about this. On one hand I am glad that this dopehead is off of the streets. However, what if he was NOT a dopehead and was at home watching Pulp Fiction or something? Would they have dispatched SWAT?
To quote the words of that famous scholar, Fred G. Sanford, you big dummy.
haha!
Gud 1 John
Why is it always somebody else's crack pipe?
Some of you are probably going to get irate when I say this, but since when is talking about something (even drugs) against the law? In hindsight, it could be considered Probably Cause to search them, but if nothing were found, that would be tax dollars wasted hunting them down and searching them.
Probable*
In running for America's biggest dumb ass 2013.
By the way, judging from the mug shot he had already scored.
He looks as stupid as the stump in my backyard! LOL And a standup guy, blaming it on his old man. Bet Dear Old Dad doesn't bail him out...nor should he.
"No, officer! It's not my crack pipe, it's my Dad's crack pipe!"
Like father, like son?
You've heard of speed dial.
Now we have......crack dial.
Wow this is so serious, a crack pipe, wow, woo hoo, BFD.
as the saying goes: you can't fix stupid; stupid is forever....
John Adams and his distant cousin, Sam Adams. Both trouble makers
Kick back, smoke a little weed, do a little blow when you can afford it, go to college as a foreign student and you might one day be President.
Why would you carry a cell phone? You couldn't pay me to own one.
this was a test of the unauthorized cellphone tap.........
the Bell will toll