Iowa City police charged a local man with operating while intoxicated after his moped went down in an intersection.

Maxwell Burgard Dull, 20, 1411 Plum St., was charged Oct. 17 with first-offense OWI.

Records indicate police were called to the intersection of Iowa Avenue and Madison Street after receiving a report that a moped and rider were down. The report said a bottle of Canadian Mist was lying next to the open moped seat when officers arrived.

Dull allegedly blew a .186 on a preliminary breath test; he was transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, where he allegedly admitted to drinking whiskey and coke earlier in the evening.

While on the phone with his father, Dull also allegedly said he was "drunk in front of three cops."

The report said Dull smelled strongly of alcohol and contradicted himself several times when talking to police.

— by Hayley Bruce