Port Chester, N.Y. -- An intoxicated Clay driver in Westchester County earlier this month struck another car, crawled into the back of his red pick-up truck and tried hiding from police in a sleeping bag.

When police officers found him there and asked for his license, the man instead gave them a ticket stub from a concert performed by Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter earlier that night, according to Sgt. Steve Barber of Port Chester police.

Jon Vermilyea, 42, of 8421 Henry Clay Boulevard in the town of Clay, was arrested and charged with aggravated DWI and DWI. His Blood Alcohol Content was above .18, according to Barber.

The incident happened Oct. 5 around 11:40 p.m. in the village of Port Chester at the intersection of Waterfront Place and Westchester Avenue, Barber said. Vermilyea is accused of striking a car about to make a left turn. The news was first reported in the Port Chester Patch on Thursday.

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Hunter, the Grateful Dead lyricist, played a show at The Capital Theater in Port Chester on Oct. 5. The site of the accident is about two miles from the concert hall, according to Google Maps.

Hunter is on a rare tour after years of largely avoiding the spotlight, according to Rolling Stone magazine. According to Rolling Stone, Hunter penned "Box of Rain," "Ripple," "Scarlet Begonias" and several other Grateful Dead classics.