A semi truck driver from Texas was arrested in Hardin County Tuesday morning after police say he was high on methamphetamine when he was caught texting-and-driving.
Kentucky State Police say 50-year-old Jimmy Wyrick was swerving in and out of southbound lanes on I-65 near Sonora. He also was not wearing a seatbelt.
After a trooper pulled him over, his phone registered receipt of a text message. Wyrick allegedly denied that he had been texting-and-driving, but police say his phone displayed a half-completed text message that had been started by Wyrick.
As the traffic stop continued, police say Wyrick was struggling to provide the correct paperwork and his body language indicated that he was nervous.
After giving police permission to search his vehicle, they found several “shotgun-shaped flashlights,” but when a trooper tried to turn one of them on, it wouldn’t work.
A close examination of the “flashlight” revealed a bag of methamphetamine inside, according to police.
Wyrick allegedly admitted to smoking meth the night before at the rest area. Police also found a glass meth pipe inside the vehicle.
Police say Wyrick had pinpointed pupils, slow speech and had difficulty standing on one leg.
Wyrick was arrested and charged with careless driving, driving a motor vehicle while texting, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
He is currently being held in the Hardin County Detention Center.
Source: WDRB
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