WEEHAWKEN -- A Passaic man was high on PCP when he was found masturbating inside his stopped car in the Lincoln Tunnel Friday night, authorities said.

Esquilin. (Courtesy Port Authority Police)

Ismael Esquilin, 48, stopped his 2005 Dodge minivan in the middle of the New York-bound lanes of the Lincoln Tunnel at about 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Port Authority Police said in a release Friday.

When officers approached the van, which was still running, Esquilin was standing up inside it, removing his clothing and masturbating, police said.

Authorities said they found crack cocaine and PCP in the van.

After removing Esquilin from the car and covering him with a blanket, he was arrested on various drug and traffic charges, police said. He was taken to Hoboken Hospital for evaluation, where he admitted to having smoked PCP, police said.

Esquilin's van was impounded, police said. He will answer the charges in Hudson County Court on May 16.

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