Northumberland man arrested on high-rate DUI after being found slumped in vehicle
A Northumberland man was arrested after a welfare check found him slumped over the wheel with a 0.223% BAC and open alcohol containers in the vehicle.
On Aug. 7, 2026, at about 10:56 PM, Montour Township officers responding to a welfare check found Patrick Lee Powers, 46, of Northumberland slumped over in a blue Toyota stopped in the roadway on Valley Road. Officers detected a strong odor of alcohol, observed multiple open containers of BuzzBallz, and Powers failed field sobriety tests; a blood draw at Bloomsburg Hospital returned a BAC of 0.223%. He was taken into custody and faces DUI: highest rate and additional charges including restrictions on alcoholic beverages and stopping/standing/parking outside business and residence districts.