Published in the July 20, 2017 edition.

WAKEFIELD — A 19-year-old Revere man faces a slew of motor vehicle violations as well as drug charges after his car was stopped by police on Farm Street last night.

According to police, Officer Russell Carman was running radar on Farm Street at about 7 p.m. when his attention was drawn to a black sedan traveling at 47 mph in a 30 mph zone. He pulled the 2006 Infiniti over on Farm Street near Stone Way. While speaking with the driver, Officer Carman reported, he detected a strong odor of marijuana. The driver appeared nervous, was shaking and breathing heavily, according to the police report. The driver was unable to produce a driver’s license or registration. A Registry check showed that his license to operate was suspended and the Infiniti came back as unregistered. The plates on the car came back as belonging to another vehicle owned by the driver, who said that he had switched them.

The driver will be summonsed to court for driving with a suspended license, driving an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle, attaching a number plate not assigned and speeding.

During an inventory of the Infiniti, police found a mason jar on the passenger side floor containing 12 grams of marijuana. He was additionally charged with a town bylaw violation for the marijuana.

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A 57-year-old bicyclist from Melrose was taken to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital with unspecified injuries after he was hit by a car at North Avenue and Broadway yesterday at about 7:30 p.m. Police said that a 2001 Chevy Prism driven by a 67-year-old Wakefield woman was turning left onto Broadway from North Avenue and struck the bicyclist, who was on North Avenue crossing Broadway. The driver of the car told police that she was momentarily blinded by the sun and did not see the cyclist. She was cited for failure to yield.

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There were no injuries in a two-car crash at about 3:15 p.m. yesterday in the area of 13 Water Street. Police said that a 2010 Kia Sedona driven by a 64-year-old Woburn woman was traveling east on Water Street when a 2011 Ford F350 truck backed out of a parking space resulting in the collision. The Kia sustained extensive damage to the front passenger side and had to be towed. The truck sustained minor damage to the rear bumper. The driver of the pickup truck was cited for failure to yield. There were no injuries.

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The Fire Department responded to 11 calls yesterday, seven of which were for medical aid.