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\nA 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.<\/p>\n
\nA 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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
As the traffic stop continued, police say Wyrick was struggling to provide the correct paperwork and his body language indicated that he was nervous.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
A close examination of the “flashlight” revealed a bag of methamphetamine inside, according to police.<\/p>\n
Wyrick allegedly admitted to smoking meth the night before at the rest area. Police also found a glass meth pipe inside the vehicle. <\/p>\n
Police say Wyrick had pinpointed pupils, slow speech and had difficulty standing on one leg.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
He is currently being held in the Hardin County Detention Center.
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