Michael Waltrip Ticketed After Accident

Mooresville police are reporting that NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip has been ticketed after getting involved in a traffic accident with a motorcycle.

Waltrip was driving a 2008 Lexus on Argus Lane when he turned onto Perth Road and attempted to make a U-turn when a 1980 Harley Davidson driven by Ronald Richard Hausman struck the driver’s side door.

Hausen told police that he turned onto Perth Rd. from River Highway when Waltrip turned into his lane of travel.

Mooresville police suspected Waltip of being under the influence and was given a sobriety test on the scene and had a blood alcohol content of .06 which is below the legal limit.

Hausman was taken to the hospital where he later told police that he drank two beers prior to the accident.

Waltrip has been charged with failure to yield.