A driver in Taichung crashed into four parked cars and tested positive for a drug known locally as the "zombie vape," a case that adds to growing worry about drugged driving in Taiwan.

• A 41-year-old man lost control of his Lexus on a road in Taichung's Wufeng district and slammed into four parked cars.
• The front ends of all four cars were wrecked and debris was scattered across the road, but nobody was hurt.
• Neighbors who came out after the crash found the driver swaying and unable to stand up straight.
• A roadside saliva test came back positive for etomidate, the sedative sold in vape pods and nicknamed the "zombie vape."
• Police handed him to prosecutors on public endangerment charges.

Outlook: The case now goes to Taichung prosecutors, and etomidate vapes are likely to draw more police attention on the roads.