A University of Georgia student was arrested in Athens on marijuana possession and other charges after police noticed he was driving with part of his car door touching the ground.

The man, 22, was charged with possessing less than an ounce of marijuana, driving under the influence, failing to stay in his lane and having drug paraphernalia, the Athens-Clarke County Police report said.

Police had been summoned to a Jefferson Road restaurant after receiving reports of a car that had a portion of the door on its passenger side being dragged along the pavement.

After police pulled over the car and smelled alcohol, the man admitted to drinking beer, police said. After arresting the driver and checking his pockets, police found a pipe and marijuana, they said.

In an unrelated incident: police charged an 18-year-old woman with driving under the influence, possessing or using alcohol while under age, failing to stay in her lane and driving while distracted.

Police said they pulled over the woman after seeing her car hit the curb. At the same time the officer reported watching her apparently type a text message.

Despite telling police she had not been drinking, the woman registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.135 on a breathalyzer after consenting to the test, police said.

After her arrest, the woman was unable to take another breathalyzer test, saying she began to hyperventilate. She asked for a blood test instead, but an accident between police cars prevented her from going to the hospital for the test, apparently.

Source: Red & Black: "Crime Notebook: Student hyperventilates after breathalyzer test (w/documents)," Adina Solomon, Dec. 5, 2011