Driver Richard Strach, 52, arrested for going wrong way on Interstate 40 for miles near Moriarty, New Mexico

Modified Date: 
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 10:27am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, February 12, 2022

Police: Wrong-way semitruck driver arrested on DWI charge

"After driving 13 miles in the wrong direction, and before reaching the officer's location, the CMV driver crossed the median and continued driving erratically in the correct direction of westbound I-40," a news release from state police reads in part.

DWI arrest after truck driver takes big rig the wrong way on I-40

Richard Strach, 52, of Plains, Pennsylvania, was booked into the Torrance County jail on charges of driving under the influence, driving on the wrong side of the road and reckless driving, New Mexico State Police said in a news release.

NMSP: Semitrailer driver was drunk, heading wrong way on I-40

Police say he drove 13 miles on the wrong side of the interstate. He was charged with DWI, driving on the Wrong Side of the Road and Reckless Driving.

People Involved: 
Richard Strach
Roadway: 
Interstate 40

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