Man by chance hitches 130 miles on again of tractor trailer on seek for spouse
A person acquired an extended journey than he bargained for after hitching a journey on the again of a tractor trailer early on Monday morning.
The incident started in Wichita, Kansas within the early morning hours of October third.
In keeping with the Guthrie Information Web page, 30-year-old Dustin Slocum hopped onto the again of the trailer at a transport yard in Wichita in hopes of discovering his spouse, however the driver entered Interstate 35 with out realizing he had an additional passenger.
It wasn’t till the Oklahoma-Kansas state line that motorists started calling police to report the person holding onto the again of the trailer. The trucker lastly got here to a cease round mile marker 178 close to the Cimarron River bridge after one other semi truck and automobile constantly flashed their lights, alerting him to the state of affairs.
After the 130 mile journey, Slocum was discovered hanging onto the bars on the rear of the trailer and advised officers about his makes an attempt to search out his spouse and that he tried to get the motive force to cease however was unsuccessful.
Slocum was taken into custody and booked into the county jail simply after 4 a.m. He has since been charged with being intoxicated in public and joyriding. He pleaded not responsible to each and was granted a $2,000 bond.
