Beer truck driver was allegedly drunk

Published: Nov. 12, 2008 at 11:50 PM

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Police say a beer truck driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after his rig overturned on a highway exit ramp in Wheat Ridge, Colo.

Investigators said the Coors beer truck being driven by Bobby Dodge, 56, overturned on the eastbound Highway 58 exit ramp to eastbound Interstate 70 at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday after the driver accelerated past the posted 20 mph speed limit for the ramp, KMGH-TV in Denver reported Wednesday.

Police said Dodge was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and the exit ramp was reopened to traffic by midnight.

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