A young Red Oak man was cited early Saturday morning after driving recklessly and high centering his vehicle on a private drive.

Red Oak Police responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle in the 1900 Block of Ironwood Avenue and upon arrival found a 2001 GMC Sierra K1500 high centered on a private drive.  The vehicle was owned and operated by 20-year-old Austin Wayne Hale of Red Oak. Officers determined he was traveling eastbound on Highway 34 and turned northbound onto Ironwood.  As he turned, Hale accelerated to sway the vehicle intentionally and lost control and went into the east ditch.  He then attempted to drive out of the ditch and up the private drive, becoming high centered on the driveway.

Hale was taken to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital for medical evaluation. Officers found an open container of alcohol in the vehicle and Hale was cited and released for the open container and careless driving.