Big Rig Driver Charged with DWI-Drugs, Drinking on the Highway
February 20th, 2012 by Joe Burgess
An 18 wheeler driver was charged with DWI-drugs, drinking on the highway, and criminal mischief with property damage, after he turned off of HWY 425 South at EZ Mart, and drover his empty dump truck across their yard, getting his truck and trailer hung up on concrete barriers.
Onlookers at the store watched as the driver attempted several times to get his truck out of the ruts it had made in the store’s yard, while trying to get it off of the concrete blocks.
Dwight Lamar Beatty of Watson, was arrested and booked into the Drew County Detention Facility after admitting to MPD officers that he had taken pain pills, and had been been drinking on the highway. An open container was also found in his cab, Wednesday evening.
Thanks to the MLive reader who provided the photo.
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let this be a lesson in multitasking…HOW NOT TO DO IT!!….fool
Certified idiot! He’s just lucky he didn’t kill himself or someone else. Take that man’s license! NOW!
I have to agree with Jana!
he lived in mcgehee for a while and i knew him pretty well..was one of few people who called him a friend..i knew he had history of screwin up but this tops them all..i just hope this finally opens his eyes and he gets back to the hard workin, honest person he can be..for those of you who know him you know what i am talkin about…THATS WHAT
D U H…..
Thank God, he didn’t kill anyone. This could have been a tragedy, I am scared of big trucks. This made could have killed a whole family like the man that killed the Wells family. His license should be revoke for good!
His license will be taken. No if and or butts about it…DWI and Drugs..Yeah his CDL will be taken anyway!!!