A drunk driver who tried to swallow the evidence has been hit with numerous charges.

The man, Dustin Allen Pedigo, 28, is charged with tampering with evidence, DUI and three counts of simple possession.

His charges come after police responded to a hit and run call and found Pedigo in a vehicle fitting the description of the vehicle involved. Police noticed a yellow pill on his lap when he was pulled over.

“He proceeded to throw more pills into his mouth in an attempt to hide them,” the police report reads. “A deputy assisting the officer then told him to spit them out but he refused.”

The officers pulled Pedigo out of the vehicle in an attempt to get to the evidence before he swallowed. The suspect resisted and was placed on the ground and put into handcuffs.

Pedigo subsequently did poorly on field sobriety tests and appeared to be under the influence. A search of his vehicle netted several more pills. The search also led to a citation for his passenger, Niki Ann Mabeus, 18, for simple possession.

“She did produce several syringes from her bra that is believed to have been used to shoot up Dilaudid,” the report reads.