CRESTVIEW — A man gave a fake name to a sheriff’s deputy to avoid being arrested, but it turns out the name he gave was that of a man who was not supposed to be driving.

In late December the 38-year-old Niceville man was stopped at State Road 85 and Interstate 10 in Crestview after an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy noticed the windshield on his pickup truck had a crack across the driver’s field of vision.

The man initially gave the deputy a false name and birthdate. When the deputy conducted a records check he discovered the person by that name had had his driver license suspended for DUI. He arrested the man.

Later, the man admitted he’d given the deputy a fake name because he wanted to avoid being arrested on an outstanding warrant. Turns out he too had lost his license due to a DUI, but he was also wanted for aggravated battery.

He was charged with driving without a license and obstruction. His court date is Jan. 5, 2016.