By Jim Clark

Police patrol units were alerted to a report of a vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road with no lights on in the wee hours of last Saturday.

The car was eventually spotted traveling eastbound on Somerville Avenue on the westbound side of the double yellow line with no headlights displayed, according to reports.

The responding police cruiser had to sharply pull into a bus stop area to avoid a collision with the errant vehicle, police said.

The driver of the car was reportedly stopped near the intersection of Somerville Avenue and Park Street, then questioned about his erratic driving. Police reports indicate that the man, Anthony Leotsakos, 65, appeared to be intoxicated as he explained that had taken a few drinks at a club in Cambridge and was on his way home at the time of the incident.

Leotsakos was asked to exit the vehicle and several field sobriety tests were reportedly administered, and it was determined that the man was too intoxicated to safely operate the vehicle, police said.

He was arrested and charged with marked lanes violation, motor vehicle lights violation, and motor vehicle operation under the influence of liquor.