A Northampton County man is facing numerous DUI charges after police found his tractor trailer dragging its landing gear.
When Colonial Regional Police saw the 18-wheeler traveling south on Route 512 on November 18, they noticed sparks coming from the landing gear.
Police stopped the truck, and the driver--54-year-old Daniel Pfefferle of Easton -- told police he forgot to crank up the landing gear before leaving the truck terminal.
According to police, Pfefferle was very talkative and was having trouble engaging the cranking mechanism while trying to raise the landing gear.
As the officer came to speak to Pfefferle, he said he noticed an odor of alcohol coming from the driver, and saw red/bloodshot eyes and Pfefferle chewing gum.
Due to his performance on the field sobriety tests, police arrested Pfefferle for suspicion on DUI.
Police said Pfefferle told the officer he may have had 9-12 beers when he got off work that morning, slept for a few hours, then came back to work.
Police said they found two full and unopened cans of beer in Pfefferle's lunch bag in the truck.
Pfefferle's blood alcohol concentration was 0.10 percent.
He was charged with DUI, general impairment and careless driving.
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