MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – The state has temporarily suspended the license of a Houston-area doctor allegedly caught speeding down a busy highway with a carload of drugs.
Dr. Felix Nabor Sabates was arrested earlier this month and charged with DWI and drug possession.
Deputies said Sabates was seen driving northbound on 59 at speeds in excess of 100 mph.
When a Montgomery County deputy attempted to stop him, investigators said Sabates led the officer on a short chase before pulling over.
A search of Dr. Sabates’ car yielded approximately 80 morphine tablets, 60 Adderall tablets, 80 hydrocodone tablets and 60 unmarked capsules containing a white powder that tested positive for cocaine, according to the Texas Medical Board.
A Medical Board panel determined Sabates "continuation in the practice of medicine presents a continuing threat to public health and safety."
Dr. Sabates has a history of substance abuse and mental illness, according to the medical board. In 1994, the Board entered a five year order based on findings that Dr. Sabates had attempted suicide in 1992 and had abused alcohol and cocaine.
Sabates has a pain management clinic in Baytown and an ophthalmology practice in Kingwood.
