Off-Duty Belmont Officer Found Unconscious in McDonald’s Drive-Thru, Arrested for DWI

Off-duty Belmont officer found unconscious in McDonald’s drive-thru, arrested for DWI

An off-duty police officer was arrested overnight after being found unconscious behind the wheel of his car in the drive-thru lane of a local McDonald’s, according to the Belmont Police Department.

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BELMONT, N.C. (News Release) — On Friday, December 5, 2025, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Belmont Police officers were dispatched to a call reporting a motorist unconscious in a vehicle in the drive-thru lane of McDonald’s at 505 N. Main Street in Belmont. When officers arrived, they discovered off-duty Belmont Police Officer James Reagan asleep in the driver’s seat of his personal vehicle. A field investigation determined that Reagan was impaire…