Numerous online sources reported that Indiana State Police received multiple calls about a blue Kenworth tractor trailer driving recklessly on i-70 in Hendricks County Indiana early Thursday am. Some of the complaints used the words; driving recklessly, swerving and forcing other vehicles out of their lanes.
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Information said Indiana State Trooper Dave Furnas located the vehicle and initiated a motor vehicle traffic stop on east bound 1-70. The driver was described in one report as so drunk he nearly fell out of the truck. The truck driver reported to be Johnny Dhillon, 34, of Bakersfield, California was found with more than one indication of being extremely intoxicated. Further investigation at the scene found that he also had a small vile of suspected cocaine in his pocket. Johnny Dhillon, 34, of Bakersfield, California was found to be extremely intoxicated and almost fell out of the cab while exiting. Further investigation at the scene found that Dhillon also had a small vile of suspected cocaine in his pocket.
The truck driver was arrested without incident and transported to the Hendricks County Jail where he is being held on a $15,000 commercial or $5,000 cash bond.
In cases like this the driver could be responsible for the injuries he caused to the other vehicles that he forced off the road or caused injury to anyone involved in his unsafe driving.