An alleged drunken driver rear-ended another car Saturday evening in Harvey, causing the second vehicle to run off the road and crash into a house, according to the Harvey Police Department.

Both drivers were traveling north on Halsted Street, near the intersection with 159th Street. Wendall Williams, who was driving a black Chevrolet, rear-ended a silver Toyota, according to the report, which police did not release without the Daily Southtown filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

The Toyota went crossed the southbound lanes of traffic and crashed into a house. The report said the damage was more than $1,500, the highest category on the form.

When police arrived, they observed Williams was off balance and slurring his words, according to the report. Williams was taken to UChicago Ingalls Memorial Hospital for treatment and was arrested once discharged.

Williams was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving an uninsured vehicle. A court date has been set for Dec. 8.

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