Driver doing ‘donuts’ arrested in Phoenix after troopers find drugs, weapons in the car, DPS says

PHOENIX — A traffic stop in Phoenix on April 14 has a driver facing serious charges after drugs and firearms were allegedly found in the car they were driving.

The Department of Public Safety said that troopers saw a white Dodge Charger doing “donuts” on Encanto Boulevard near 66th Avenue. 

Troopers conducted a traffic stop for reckless driving after the car drove away on Encanto Boulevard, according to DPS.

Weapons and drugs were found in the Charger, DPS said, after the driver denied there were guns in the vehicle.

One of the handguns had been reported stolen, DPS stated. 

The driver is facing charges for “reckless driving, possession of dangerous drugs for sale, carrying a deadly weapon under the age of 21, and theft/possession of stolen property,” according to DPS. 

“Crazy stunts have no place on our public roads – and neither do dangerous weapons or drugs,” DPS said. 

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