Impaired trucker hauling large load of cement arrested on I-70

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Gomez/Vigo Co. Jail

By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

A trucker hauling a heavy load of cement was arrested for drinking and driving this afternoon on Interstate 70 in Vigo County following a traffic stop.
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Omar Gomez, 48, of Northglenn, Colo., appeared to be impaired. He was given a breath test, in which he tested .08 percent  BAC.  He was booked into the Vigo County Jail around 5 p.m., where he is charged with operating while intoxicated.

Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts explained that Master Trooper Jason Owen stopped the 2014 International tractor pulling a box trailer on westbound Interstate 70 near the three mile marker for speeding.

The heavy contents were a concern along with impairment of the driver.

"The trailer was loaded with 43,000 pounds of cement," Watts said.

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