A Delaware truck driver is accused of driving while over the legal blood-alcohol limit and carrying an oversized load on northbound Interstate 89 in Vermont, according to a statement made by the state Department of Motor Vehicles on Friday.
Richard Charles Thompson of Delaware City was allegedly hauling part of a giant crane to a state bridge job when authorities at a weigh-in station found that the truck he was driving had a gross weight of nearly 154,000 pounds, when it was permitted for only 148,000.
Since the load weighed more than 80,000 pounds, the truck also required a special permit involving an engineering study to ensure it wouldnt harm the states infrastructure. Thompson didnt have the permit, officials said.
DMV inspector John Federico said that during the inspection, he detected intoxicants on Thompsons breath. A test revealed the drivers blood-alcohol content to be above 0.04 percent the limit for commercial truck drivers.
Thompson told authorities he was drinking beers the night before but ceased at about 2 a.m.
http://cdllife.com/2014/top-trucking-news/carrier-fined-13k-for-overweight-load/
Driver gets popped for DUI while transporting an overweight & oversize load
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I'd drink if I was in the NE every day, too.
In all fairness I don't really need an excuse to drink though.jsprocket Thanks this. -
Wonder what time this happened if he stopped at 2 am it must have been early in the morning to still have it on his breath. Sucks to be that dude.
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Wow. Look at that. At least he had his pants on.....
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