Oak Lawn police charge 20-year-old found asleep at wheel with cannabis DUI
Oak Lawn police charged 20-year-old Ameer Z. Abdelrahman with driving under the influence of drugs and vehicle cannabis possession after finding him asleep at the wheel at 91st Street and South Cicero Avenue on 28 October 2026. Officers reported recovering cannabis packages and a vape pen from the vehicle after Abdelrahman admitted smoking cannabis and refused a blood test.
🇺🇸 91st Street and South Cicero Avenue, Oak Lawn, Illinois · Illinois, United States
Oak Lawn police found 20-year-old Ameer Z. Abdelrahman asleep at the wheel at 11
p.m. on 28 October 2026 at 91st Street and South Cicero Avenue.[1]Officers
reported that Abdelrahman appeared to be under the influence of cannabis, told
them he had smoked it before driving, and refused a blood test.[1]
Noting that Abdelrahman was under the legal age for cannabis possession, police
reported finding several packages of cannabis and a cannabis vape pen in his
vehicle.[1]Abdelrahman was also charged with possession of cannabis in a
vehicle and illegal stopping on a roadway, with a court appearance set for 24
November 2026.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Charged
1
Agency
Oak Lawn Police Department
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis; Oil or extract
Activity
Possession, Use
Setting
Vehicle, Street or public place
Charges
driving under the influence of drugs; possession of cannabis in a vehicle; illegal stopping on a roadway
No weight or package count for the seized cannabis or vape oil was reported, so no kilogram figure is recorded.
The source does not specify whether Abdelrahman was formally booked into jail or released on a citation or notice to appear, so no arrest figure is recorded.
The source gives no court outcome beyond the scheduled 24 November 2026 appearance date.
The same police blotter records a separate traffic stop of a 33-year-old man charged with vehicle cannabis possession and driving on a revoked licence on West Columbus Drive, a distinct incident left out of this report.
The blotter also lists four other arrests for assault, panhandling, cocaine possession and driving without a valid licence, which are separate non-cannabis cases left out of this report.
Only one local news report of the incident was available, and the Oak Lawn Police Department's original arrest report was not published.
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