A 64-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection with driving under the influence when he crashed into another car.

The man struck another car that was turning in the intersection of Oakton Street and Dodge Avenue at about 3:30 p.m., said Evanston police Joseph Dugan. Police said the man’s eyes were bloodshot and his breath smelled of alcohol, Dugan said.

Police arrested the man after conducting a field sobriety test. The Chicago resident was charged with a misdemeanor for driving under the influence of alcohol and received two citations for disregarding a traffic control device and failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident, Dugan said.

The man is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 30.

Evanston man charged with marijuana possession

A 19-year-old man was charged Wednesday with marijuana possession.

Police said they discovered the man at about 8 p.m. with three other people in an alley in the 1100 block of Florence Avenue sitting in a car that smelled of marijuana, Dugan said. Police found a small plastic bag containing marijuana in the man’s jean pocket and two glass pipes in the driver’s side door pocket, he said.

The Evanston man was charged with two city ordinances for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 7.

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