Updated: 6:37 a.m. Thursday, April 24, 2008 | Posted: 5:23 a.m. Thursday, April 24, 2008
Drunken Driver Crashes Into Road Sweeper On I-77
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —
Troopers said aa vehicle driven by a drunken driver collided with a road sweeper overnight on Interstate 77.
The crash happened before 3 a.m. Thursday near mile marker 25. Troopers believe the driver ran off the road and hit the street sweeper.
Troopers said the northbound lanes of I-77 were blocked for almost 45 minutes while crews cleared the accident.
The driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He will be charged with DWI.
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