(La Porte, IN) - A La Porte man driving with his young son in the backseat was allegedly found with drugs following a motor vehicle crash.

 

Victor Passmore, 28, has been charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Neglect of a Dependent, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Marijuana.

 

According to court documents, there was heavy damage to both vehicles in the November 28th collision at East Lincolnway and Boyd Boulevard.

 

Passmore told investigators he didn’t see the other vehicle coming when he turned left into the parking lot of Walmart due to another vehicle in front of him blocking his view of oncoming traffic, police said.

 

Officers reportedly found his young son lying on the floorboard in front of the back seat, too small for the improperly installed booster seat he was in.

 

Court documents also noted there was an odor of marijuana emanating from Passmore’s vehicle, with the illicit substance, alongside several ecstasy pills, being found in his possession.

 

Passmore was already facing charges of being found with marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Clay Street in early September.

 

He is currently being held in the La Porte County Jail without bond.