Highway 20 Dump Truck Driver Arrested For Drunk Driving: Report

RACINE COUNTY, WI -- At just after 11 a.m. on Thursday, deputies responded to a two-vehicle accident on Washington Ave. just east of Britton Rd. in the Town of Dover.

When deputies arrived, they learned that a quad-axle dump truck which was driving west on Highway 20 crossed over the center line and into oncoming traffic.

Traffic investigators reported that the dump truck drove into the path of a box truck that was heading east on Highway 20. Deputies said the driver of the box truck attempted to swerve to avoid the dump truck, but the trucks collided.

While speaking with the drivers of the vehicles involved in the crash, deputies said the driver of the dump truck had glassy eyes, and they could smell a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. They also noted he was using chewing tobacco as well as chewing on gum.

Deputies reported performing standardized field sobriety tests on the driver dump truck. He was then arrested for his first drunk driving offense.

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