Tractor-trailer Driver Charged with DUI after Crash

A tractor-trailer driver in Loudon County faces a DUI charge after crashing and overturning his vehicle, according to the Lenoir City Police Department (Courtesy: TDOT)

Tractor-trailer Driver Charged with DUI after Crash

A tractor-trailer driver in Loudon County faces a DUI charge after crashing and overturning his vehicle, according to the Lenoir City Police Department (Courtesy: TDOT)

Loudon County, TN (WOKI) A tractor-trailer driver in Loudon County is now facing a DUI charge after crashing and overturning his vehicle.

Lenoir City Police Department officials say 49 year-old Said Warsame of Texas was reportedly exiting from I-75 onto 321 just before midnight Wednesday, August, 16 when he went onto the shoulder of the exit.

Officials report “the driver overcorrected, and the vehicle flipped over onto it’s left side.”

Warsame was charged with driving under the influence.

Law enforcement officials add that Warsame’s truck was carrying beauty supplies.

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Tractor-trailer Driver Charged with DUI after Crash

A tractor-trailer driver in Loudon County faces a DUI charge after crashing and overturning his vehicle, according to the Lenoir City Police Department (Courtesy: TDOT)

Tractor-trailer Driver Charged with DUI after Crash

A tractor-trailer driver in Loudon County faces a DUI charge after crashing and overturning his vehicle, according to the Lenoir City Police Department (Courtesy: TDOT)

Loudon County, TN (WOKI) A tractor-trailer driver in Loudon County is now facing a DUI charge after crashing and overturning his vehicle.

Lenoir City Police Department officials say 49 year-old Said Warsame of Texas was reportedly exiting from I-75 onto 321 just before midnight Wednesday, August, 16 when he went onto the shoulder of the exit.

Officials report “the driver overcorrected, and the vehicle flipped over onto it’s left side.”

Warsame was charged with driving under the influence.

Law enforcement officials add that Warsame’s truck was carrying beauty supplies.