Staff Report
A Monday, Nov. 6 wreck on Cherry Road in Hayesville led to multiple charges for a Murphy man.
Daniel Scott Turner, 27, crashed his 2019 Ford F150 “beyond repair,” and admitted to law enforcement that he had consumed fentanyl, according to Clay County Sheriff Mark Buchanan.
Turner was arrested for driving while impaired.
The sheriff said a search of the truck yielded a small quantity of suspected fentanyl, a hypodermic syringe and a bottle containing 182 tablets of Xanax, among other drug paraphernalia.
In addition to DWI, Turner was charged with felony possession of Xanax, felony possession of fentanyl and felony maintaining a vehicle for drugs.
Turner was placed under a $15,000 bond.
The incident was investigated by Lt. Joe Wood and Sgt. Steven Smith along with the N.C. Highway Patrol.