Posted on 01/24/2017 2:55:31 PM PST by BBell
A Louisiana state trooper sustained minor injuries Saturday (Jan. 21) when a man driving erratically along Interstate 12 near Hammond slammed into the back of his police SUV. The driver, Bradley Burch of Florida, was suspected to be high on heroin at the time of the crash, police said.
Burch, who also suffered minor injuries in the crash, was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail with DWI, reckless operation and driving with a suspended license, state police reported.
Florida resident Kyle Nadler was traveling westbound on I-12 shortly after noon on Saturday when he witnessed a Dodge truck being driven erratically by the suspect. Nadler and his wife calmly called 911, provided authorities with a description of the weaving vehicle and continually updated the exact location of the truck as it traveled westbound on I-12, veering on and off the roadway. The out-of-control vehicle on video by a passenger in Nadler's vehicle.
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Direct link to video:
Watch heroin impaired driver slam into state trooper's vehicle
Well that’s a bad trip.
I read that last year more people died from heroin overdosing than from murder.
Burch, who also suffered minor injuries in the crash, was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail with driving while impaired, reckless driving and driving on a suspended license.
That’s not fair.
I hope the scumbag junkie died.
His airbag deployed and he was obviously very relaxed so he probly wont even be sore. Or be in the mental state to even tell.
Heroin deaths surpass gun homicides for the first time, CDC data shows
Definitely a long strange trip.
Oopsy.
From the Washington Post:
Heroin deaths surpass gun homicides for the first time, CDC data shows
Imagine if we could design guns that shoot heroin
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