CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Troopers arrested a man accused of driving drunk, side-swiping a fire truck and then leading police on a chase in west Charlotte overnight.
The Highway Patrol said firefighters were responding to a crash on Interstate 85 just before 2 a.m. when a driver hit the truck.
They said that man kept going and tried to get off the exit to Little Rock Road.
Pics from 2 different scenes. @NCSHP says driver was drunk. Latest on Daybreak starting at 4:30am #WakeUpWith9 pic.twitter.com/MF9oo26t9v
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"I don't know if the gentleman was trying to slow down and get on this ramp, which would have been devastating being the wrong way, but the trooper did a lawful pit maneuver, which was able to successfully get the suspect stopped," said trooper Darren Conrad.
Channel 9 is asking the Highway Patrol for the man's name and what charges he's facing.
The fire truck wasn't seriously damaged.
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