A Ruston man was arrested Sunday evening on a second-offense DUI charge after a minor crash at Martin Luther King Drive and South Farmerville Street, according to Ruston Police.
Anthony Tyrone Hall, 48, was booked into the Lincoln Parish Detention Center on counts of DUI second offense, failure to yield while turning left at an intersection, having an open container and having no proof of insurance in the vehicle.
An officer was dispatched to the intersection about 6:10 p.m. in reference to a two-vehicle crash with no reported injuries. The officer made contact with Hall, who was driving a red Honda Accord, and reported detecting the odor of an alcoholic beverage.
Hall was unsteady on his feet and swaying while standing still, had bloodshot and glassy eyes and had slurred and stuttering speech. Also, he could not produce valid proof of insurance.
Hall said he was traveling south on South Farmerville Street and turned left onto Martin Luther King Drive on a green left-turn arrow. The driver of the other vehicle said she was traveling north on South Farmerville Street and continuing straight through the intersection on a solid green signal. A passenger in her vehicle gave the same account.
The officer reported finding an open beer in the center console cup holder of Hall’s vehicle. Hall performed poorly on field sobriety tests and later submitted a breath sample that registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.135 percent.
Bond was set at $2,500 on the DUI count, with release on his own recognizance on the three remaining counts.
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