Reading man faces drug charges after traffic stop in Wyomissing

A Reading man was charged March 22 with drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop at 11:47 p.m. March 6 at Penn and George avenues in Wyomissing. Police stopped the vehicle for a brake light that was out. When they approached it, officers could smell marijuana. The driver, who also had a suspended license and an open warrant, had pot on him, police said. One of the other passengers also had a warrant and was taken to district court in Reading. The alleged driver, a 22-year-old Reading resident, was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana, drunken driving and driving with a suspended license.