( CNN ) -- Former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden was driving under the influence of drugs with a child in the car when he was arrested Tuesday after a car crash , police said Wednesday . Gooden was arrested after the two-vehicle crash about 8:50 a.m . ET Tuesday , police in Franklin Lakes , New Jersey , said in a statement . Gooden , 45 , lives in Franklin Lakes , authorities said . Detective Lt. John Bakelaar told CNN that the child in the car was Gooden 's 5-year-old son . Gooden faces charges including endangering the welfare of a child , driving under the influence of drugs , DWI with a child passenger , leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident and reckless driving , the statement said . He was released on his own recognizance . Gooden pitched for the Mets from 1984 to 1994 , winning the 1985 Cy Young Award after a 24-4 record that year . He also pitched for the New York Yankees , the Cleveland Indians , the Houston Astros and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays before retiring from baseball after the 2000 season . In a November article in the New York Daily News , Gooden discussed his long struggle with drug abuse , which included prison time in 2006 . `` I 'm not out to prove everybody wrong , '' he told the Daily News . `` I 'm taking it day by day . I 'm clean and sober and just trying to make good choices for me and my family . '' CNN 's Meg Miller contributed to this report .
Police : Dwight Gooden under influence of drugs when he was arrested after crash . Gooden arrested after two-vehicle crash about 8:50 a.m . ET Tuesday , police say . He faces charges of endangerment , leaving accident scene , reckless driving .