3 Police Officers Treated After Powder Found During Spencer Traffic Stop

SPENCER (CBS) - A New Jersey man is facing drug charges after a toxic scare in Spencer sent three officers to the hospital.

Scott Yerger, who works for a subsidiary of CVS Pharmacy, was pulled over for driving erratically Thursday night, according to police.

During that traffic stop police say they found a white powder, later identified as methamphetamine hydrochloride.

Three officers and Yerger reported feeling light-headed and dizzy. They were treated at UMass Medical Center and released.

Yerger is charged with the unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, possession of methamphetamine and possession of cocaine. He was released on $500 bail Friday.