FULTON, Mo. (AP) — A Texas man shot and wounded two deputies during a traffic stop before they returned fire and killed him, authorities said Monday.
The Callaway County deputy initiated a traffic stop around 3:35 a.m. Monday on Interstate 70, the county’s sheriff’s office said in a news release. A second deputy arrived a short time later.
Deputies learned that the driver, a 37-year-old man from Texas, had several felony warrants for alleged drug trafficking and assaulting a law officer. A short time later, deputies notified dispatchers that the man was resisting arrest, then reported shots fired.
The driver shot the deputies, who returned fire and shot him, said Curtis Hall, the county’s chief deputy.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Both deputies were in stable condition, Hall said. Authorities haven’t released the names of anyone involved.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s division of drug and crime control will investigate the shooting.
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I can’t figure out how this driver was allowed to retain his CDL with the warrants for drug trafficking and law enforcement assaults on his record. The article does not mention what company he was driving for, or if he was an owner operator. One would think that if a CDL holder was charged with these crimes his license would be revoked until the case was settled. it is obvious this driver was a bad apple and should have never been allowed over the road. (I am not a bad apple!)
I’m unsure if the driver who invited his own death was a CDL trucker, or just some schlub in a four-wheeler. I’m not at all very intelligent and can barely read or write, so I might have missed that point in the story. In any event, I am gratified that the perpetrator is no longer a threat to any person anywhere…