CHP Says Trucker Tests Six Times over Limit, Faces DUI Charges

CHP says truck driver who plowed into field was 6 times over the legal limit for CMV operators

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding truckers that “no load, deadline, or excuse is worth driving impaired” after a commercial vehicle driver went off road into a field. According to an April 12, 2026 social media post from CHP’s Tracy Division, a semi truck was located by police after going off the roadway into a field. Troopers said that the driver was “operating at nearly THREE TIMES the legal limit for a passenger vehicle—and wel…

CHP says trucker tests six times over limit, faces DUI charges

TRACY Calif. — A trucker is facing DUI charges after an incident in California. According to a post on its social media account, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) stated that a commercial driver left the roadway and ended up in a field. “Thankfully, no one was hurt—but the reason behind it is serious,” CHP stated. CHP says the driver was contacted and arrested for DUI, operating at nearly three times the legal limit for a passenger vehicle and…