When the driver of a big rig gets behind the wheel impaired – it turns those trucks into a runaway train. That’s the scenario spelled out by law enforcers as to what caused two devastating wrecks happening just a month apart on I-5. FOX13
When the driver of a big rig gets behind the wheel impaired – it turns those trucks into a runaway train.deadly crash on I-5 nearThe aftermath shut down the major commerce corridor for hours. A truck driver was arrested for DUI and charged with vehicular manslaughter and assault.
"Although marked insulin, the patrol does not believe it was in fact insulin," a prosecutor said during court.Trooper Nicholas Hopper, who specializes in commercial vehicle enforcement, knows that essentially turns a truck into a missile. Even more unsettling, according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse data shows of 56,000 positive urinalysis tests, only 1,203 were positive for alcohol.Investigators told FOX 13 News they're often used to enhance performance and increase pay.
Troopers recently posted enhanced patrols to Twitter, showing them catch impaired truckers in March through "Operation Sober Handle."Troopers are doing random checks at Ports of Entry, according to Hopper.
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