An allegedly high-on-drugs driver crashed into a man loading a postal van in Merrick on Friday morning, according to authorities in Nassau County, where the driver was arrested.

The driver, Jeffrey Butt, 45, of Freeport, was later charged with several crimes, including driving while ability impaired, vehicular assault, reckless driving and drug possession, the police department wrote in a news release.

He had cocaine and oxycodone pills in his possession, which he allegedly handed over to a detective at the hospital that afternoon, according to a felony complaint against Butt.

The crash happened on Merrick Road near Merrick Avenue. Butt was driving a 2025 black Chevrolet SUV east on the road when he crossed onto the right-hand shoulder and struck the victim, 50 years old, as well as the

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