ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A man arrested after a traffic crash explained that fake urine found in his vehicle was for “role play” that he and his wife enjoy, according to an affidavit.

Andrew Hartman, 29, gave the explanation to St. Lucie County sheriff’s investigators after a March 12 crash at Kings Highway and Angle Road.

Investigators say Hartman lost control while turning onto southbound Kings Highway and crashed into a stationary semi tractor trailer.

Hartman declined medical attention. Officials “observed the at-fault driver (Hartman) to have constricted pupils and believed he may be intoxicated,” the affidavit states.

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Hartman, of Port St. Lucie, participated in field sobriety exercises, and was arrested on a charge of DUI with property damage.

In Hartman’s vehicle, deputies found a bag with “fake urine” in it. The bag smelled of marijuana.

Urine is the liquid and dissolved substances secreted by kidneys and stored in the bladder. Urine is discharged from the body via the urethra, typically into a toilet, commode or urinal.

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Tests of urine can determine whether a person has drugs in their system.

Hartman’s wife told deputies Hartman was required to take a drug test at work. She denied knowing about the faux urine.

Asked why he had fake urine in his work bag, Hartman told deputies “him and his wife like to ‘role play’ and it was a ‘novelty item,’” the affidavit states.

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Instead of showering Hartman with praise or giving him a golden star, deputies took him to a hospital.

Hartman declined to give a blood or urine sample to deputies.

“Things stay in your system for a long time,” Hartman is quoted as saying.

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