AMBOY, Ill. (KWQC) - A Dixon man is facing multiple charges following a car crash Sunday in Amboy.

Around 5:50 a.m., Lee County sheriff’s deputies responded to Route 52 near Water Street for a car crash, according to a media release.

While investigating, officials said deputies could smell cannabis and alcohol on the driver, 20-year-old Amont Vinson.

Deputies also found cannabis, other drugs and a gun in the car, officials said.

Vinson is charged with:

Felony armed violence

Felony possession of a controlled substance

Felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon

Misdemeanor unlawful possession of cannabis (30 to 100 grams)

Misdemeanor possession of firearm ammunition without requisite FOID card

Misdemeanor driving under the influence of intoxicating compounds

Misdemeanor driving wh

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