SEMI TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER I-40 CRASH AND MULTIPLE CHARGES INCLUDING DUI
A North Carolina man was arrested Tuesday evening following a chaotic multi-vehicle incident on Interstate 40 Eastbound near Mile Marker 340.
According to dispatch records, 37-year-old Anthony Ricardo Fields Jr. was operating a 2004 International semi-truck heading westbound on I-40 around 5:56 PM when his vehicle drifted off the left shoulder. The semi crashed through the median, taking out both a guardrail and a cable barrier before barreling entirely across the eastbound lanes and coming to rest against a second guardrail.
Despite the severe path of destruction, Fields—who was wearing his seatbelt—was uninjured.
A second vehicle, a 2015 Infiniti QX6 driven by 43-year-old Anji Kretschman of Tennessee, struck debris scattered across the highway from the semi-truck. Kretschman escaped without injury, and the vehicle sustained only minor damage.
Fields now faces an extensive list of charges, including:
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DUI
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Reckless Endangerment
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Simple Possession and Drug Paraphernalia
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Possession of a False Drug Test
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Obstructing the Roadway
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Failure to Maintain Lane
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Failure to Exercise Due Care
Authorities have not reported any additional injuries stemming from the wreck.









