SOAP LAKE – An Ephrata man is facing a DUI charge after Soap Lake police say he was found passed out behind the wheel. Police responded to reports of an unconscious driver blocking the road on Division Street South at Sixth Avenue Southeast in Soap Lake, and officers said, 28-year-old Erik Leal, started the engine and attempted to put the vehicle in gear, while also tossing out a bottle of vodka. He was quickly apprehended and taken into custody. Police say Leal’s BAC was more than three times the legal limit.
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