Trucker charged with DUI after Georgia semi accident involving deputy sheriff
A trucker is out of a job after a Georgia trucking accident in which he clipped a Georgia deputy sheriff's vehicle in Coweta County, as well as the vehicle the sheriff had stopped for speeding, according to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
The 36-year-old driver had been employed by Bluefield Transport for about a year but was fired after the Wednesday incident, which occurred on I-85 two miles south of the Moreland exit. The deputy was on the passenger side of the stopped vehicle and was in the process of collecting information from the driver when the rig reportedly sideswiped both vehicles. Other deputies followed his truck to a nearby truck stop and detained him until the Georgia State Patrol could arrive.
This video from Fox 5 Atlanta shows the crash.
The trucker was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs; a search of his truck found several prescription medications on the floorboards. As we have reported on our Georgia Truck Accident Lawyers Blog, truck drivers are unfortunately permitted to consume many types of narcotic pain medication that would be refused to airline pilots on the job. Thankfully, this driver was taken off the road on a driving under the influence charge before someone was killed.
The company said the driver had passed his previous drug screens, which were performed by the company, as well as drug screening required by the federal Department of Transportation.
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