Police in Creston says an accident Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Lincoln, Kirby and Russell Streets resulted in charges against 53-year old Joel Allen Weeks, from Creston. Weeks was driving a 1993 Ford Ranger pickup southbound on Lincoln at around 1:10-p.m., and was turning left onto Russell Street, when he failed to complete the turn and struck a telephone pole. Weeks got out of the vehicle and walked away from the scene.

After witnesses gave police a description of the pickup’s driver, Weeks was found about two blocks east of the scene. Weeks showed symptoms of intoxication but refused all sobriety tests. He was subsequently charged with OWI/3rd offense, Driving While Barred, a Registration Violation, and Failure to Maintain Control. Damage to the pickup was estimated at $3,000.