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Truck driver surrenders after hour-long chase by Arkansas troopers

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Truck driver surrenders after hour-long chase by Arkansas troopers
Arkansas State Police (ASP) arrested a truck driver on Wednesday, July 6, 2023, after he almost struck a trooper along Interstate 40 in Pope County, Ark. (Courtesy: ASP)

POPE COUNTY, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) chased the driver of a big rig for almost an hour on Wednesday, July 5, along Interstate 40 in rural Pope County.

According to an ASP report, a state trooper was in the process of pulling over another vehicle when a semi truck, driven by 44-year-old Birotte Charamant of Florida almost hit the officer.

The trooper then began pursuit of the 18-wheeler, which can be seen in a video taken by a motorist swerving back and forth on the interstate during the pursuit.

An ASP spokesperson said troopers deployed spike strips onto the interstate, popping the rig’s tires.

Charamant eventually stopped the semi but refused to exit the vehicle. After a short time, troopers arrested him, and he was booked into the Pope County Jail on an aggravated assault charge.

Video of the chase is shown below in a report from KARK in Little Rock.

 

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5 Comments

He probably doesn’t speak English or he will play the stupid card. What has happened to the trucking industry? More and more non- speaking English drivers are popping up. Why doesn’t the DOT enforce the rules of speaking, reading, and understanding the English language? They would rather pass stupid rules, like camera facing drivers and ELD’ rules that don’t or haven’t worked.. Screw safety, just let stupid people drive big rigs. I’m glad that I retired from the trucking industry because it has gone to shit.

Nothing stupid about eld and cameras.and don’t act like this shit is new.I been out here thirty years and this same crap been going on for that time.

Driver facing cameras and bluetooth tracing of your personal cellphone are causing good drivers to quit because those tools are being used to harass and punish drivers for minor discrepancies.Read a few reviews of these companies ,more every day going to driver cameras.

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