SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A man who tried to eat his marijuana stash after a Sacramento vehicle crash was arrested Monday, the California Highway Patrol said.

Authorities responded at 11:30 a.m. after the man's car smashed into a utility pole, Sacramento television station KCRA reported.

The driver, described only as a man in his 20s, was found with a green substance around his mouth, said Lizz Dutton of the CHP.

Dutton said police believe the man visited a nearby Dairy Queen to buy an ice cream. He left the restaurant and then crashed his vehicle a short time later.

Police said the man likely was not paying attention, bent down to pick something up and was involved in the wreck.

The man was taken to University of California-Davis Medical Center for drug and blood testing.

The crash knocked out power, cable and phone service in the immediate area.