Semi-truck driver in crash that blocked lane of I-70 charged with DWI
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A man who crashed a tractor-trailer in the westbound lane of Interstate 70 on Monday has been charged with a felony.
Andrei Parham, 32, of Beaverton, Oregon, was charged Tuesday in Cooper County with driving while intoxicated. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail on a $15,000 bond. A court date has not been scheduled.
A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report shows that a 2017 Volvo box truck and 2014 Freightliner M2 were in the driving lane of westbound I-70 near mile marker 92.8 when a 2023 Freightliner – driven by Parham – was in the passing lane. Parham’s vehicle rear-ended the Volvo, which then hit the other Freightliner, which went into the guardrail, the report says.
Parham’s vehicle continued moving and hit the side of the Volvo, the report says. The crash caused at least one of the lanes to close for more than an hour that night.
The probable cause statement says that troopers determined Parham appeared to be intoxicated and asked for a breath test. The statement says his blood alcohol content was .237, nearly three times the legal limit to drive. A second breath test indicated his BAC was .204, the statement says.
The driver of the other freightliner suffered minor injuries and was brought to University Hospital by ambulance, the report says.