Phillip Winters Accused Of Smoking Bong While Driving Five Kids In Van (VIDEO)

A Florida man was arrested after another motorist allegedly spotted him smoking a bong while behind the wheel of a van with five child passengers.

Phillip Winters, 24, was taken into custody by police in Cape Coral on June 25 after cops received a tip about a man toking a marijuana pipe while driving at around 6:45 p.m, NBC-2 reports.

A few minutes later, an officer spotted a vehicle at a gas station that matched the one described by the witness.

The cop confronted the suspect and determined that Winters showed "signs of impairment," according to WINK News.

A police dog reportedly detected the scent of drugs coming from the vehicle -- which also contained five passengers between the ages of one and six. A search of the Chevy van uncovered several pipes and marijuana residue, according to investigators.

Winters has been charged with driving under the influence with a person under the age of 18 in the vehicle.

The suspect purportedly confessed to police that he had smoked pot eight hours before the incident -- but Winters told a reporter for NBC-2 not to believe investigators' version of events.

"The allegations aren't true," he said.

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Comments

[Dustin Weida]

10:42 PM on 07/13/2011

Who cares what he did? He is freaking CUTE!!!

I like the stupid reporter...that was hardly a "slam"

[tjofaustin]

04:06 PM on 07/04/2011

Was it a 4 foot bong? If it was this dude is the man!

[tjofaustin]

03:51 PM on 07/04/2011

The kids called the cops because he was bogarding the bong.

[shatner99]

01:32 PM on 07/01/2011

Hey kid, everyone knows you need to get all your errands done before enjoying some green--feels much better. Also, I'm more afraid of those 20 something girls texting while going 80 km. "He was like...LOL, and I was like...and BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BinghamLofts]

05:52 AM on 07/01/2011

at least he can say he was driving while green...

[Watersisland]

05:31 AM on 07/01/2011

This kid doesn't sound like like he's intelligent enough to be safely driving ONE child around.....STONE COLD SOBER!!! "Uhhhh, it was EIGHT HOURS BEFORE".....Who do ya think the press is gonna believe? YOU....or the police(AND the caller).

[DMT8665]

12:43 AM on 07/01/2011

Time for a new babysitter?

[talo821]

12:35 AM on 07/01/2011

Next we'll be hearing about "hands free bongs"... Just like that is the answer to cell phone accidents.

[tjofaustin]

03:51 PM on 07/04/2011

its called a J

[RButler]

12:24 AM on 07/01/2011

I'm going to have a photo studio do my mug shot professionally and carry with me so I don't have endure the horror of having the cops take it.

[TheRoosterman]

11:14 PM on 06/30/2011

If you can't drink / smoke / whatever, responsibility, then you should get help before you kill some one. Don't ever get behind the wheel impaired. Fricking idiot! I don't like to say this but I do hope they toss the book at you.

[Halescha]

07:51 PM on 06/30/2011

FLORIDA, of course....must be the humidity, doesn't allow enough oxygen to get to the brain....

[spongeworthy06]

06:39 PM on 06/30/2011

A bong? really?

[warmhrt195]

06:30 PM on 06/30/2011

I know he is terribly wrong and we're lucky no harm to us or the kids happened, but.............I have to admit, the first thing that came to mind was...........I would probably smoke one too driving an old astro van with 5 kids..........sorry, just my nature of thought

[diva362171]

05:40 PM on 06/30/2011

Ok, 2 things: Who drives an astrovan still? Seriously? And why do they get these one word B roll answers from people and say, "One mom was OUTRAGED!" when all she said was, "yes"?? Any of us could've said "yes" to the question "Is this shocking?" Lame.

[Tikiman]

01:06 PM on 06/30/2011

"Duuuude, what kids in the back seat?"