Most 911 calls about a weaving big rig end with the caller giving a mile marker and hanging back. This one ended with the caller holding the keys.
Arizona DPS says that on Thursday, Nov. 5, dispatch got a call about a semi that couldn’t stay in its lane on Interstate 40 near Flagstaff. The same caller then reported that the truck was blocking an I-40 off-ramp and that the driver “was highly intoxicated.” According to DPS, the caller then pulled the driver out of the cab and took the keys.
When troopers arrived, they ran field sobriety tests and saw signs of impairment. A preliminary breath test came back at 0.301. Troopers also found alcohol in the cab; the agency’s photo shows a can of peach Twisted Tea. The driver was arrested for DUI, and the truck and trailer were towed and placed on a 20-day impound. DPS hasn’t publicly named the driver or the carrier.
Checking DPS’s Math
DPS described the reading as nearly eight times the commercial limit. The exact figures: 0.301 is 7.5 times the 0.04 federal threshold, and 3.76 times the 0.08 limit for ordinary drivers. DPS rounded up, but either way the number is very high…