A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving while he was intoxicated Saturday after crashing his vehicle into a brick mailbox just before 1 a.m. near the intersection of Haynes and Wiltshire drives in Murfreesboro.

Benjamin A. Hill has been charged with a first driving under the influence offense and underage consumption in connection with the incident, according to a Murfreesboro Police Department arrest report filed by Officer Jody Johnson.

“Upon my arrival, I made contact with the driver of the vehicle,” Johnson reported. “Hill advised me that he was traveling down Haynes Drive toward North Thompson Lane. He advised that he ran off the roadway and tried to overcorrect, causing him to lose control and strike the brick mailbox.”

Johnson reported that Hill initially denied having consumed any alcoholic beverages but later admitted to drinking “one 16 ounce beer approximately two hours ago.”

“I asked him if he would submitted field sobriety tasks,” Johnson reported. “He did and performed poorly on all.”

Hill was then taken into custody and transported to the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, where he was charged accordingly. He was later released on a $2,500 bond.

He is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing in the case Thursday, Dec. 6, in Rutherford County General Sessions Court.