FALL RIVER - Former Celtics' point guard Chris Herren was found unconscious, slumped over the wheel of a car with a hypodermic needle and a bag of heroin on the passenger seat next to him Wednesday night after a minor accident, police said.
     Mr. Herren, 32, who lists an address in Fall River, was not arrested because he was taken to Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, for treatment, according to Sgt.
     Paul Bernier, public information officer for the Fall River Police Department.
     However, Sgt. Bernier said, Mr. Herren will be summonsed into Fall River District Court for reckless operation of a motor vehicle, operating under the influence of drugs and possession of heroin.
     The accident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. at the corner of Oak Grove Avenue and Saxon Street.
     Mr. Herren, a star at B.M.C. Durfee High School, Fall River, who went to Fresno State University, played for the Denver Nuggets and the Celtics in the NBA.

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