Trucker suing police department that jailed him on DUI suspicions when he was actually having a stroke

A truck driver is suing a Virginia police department over their treatment of him during a medical emergency that resulted in a CMV crash.

54-year-old William Heim from Kentucky is suing the Wytheville Police Department for an April 26th, 2023 incident on East Main Street in Wytheville, Virginia. The lawsuit was filed on January 25th, 2025.

According to WDBJ7 , Heim crashed his tractor trailer into an SUV on East Main Street and Sergeant Zachary Puckett with the Wytheville Police Department responded to the scene. Heim was clearly disoriented, and Puckett quickly accused him of being under the influence…

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