KEYSTONE, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia Department of Transportation worker faces charges of driving a state snow plow while drunk. The McDowell County Sheriff's Department says Thomas Keith Henderson of Elkhorn was arrested late Wednesday during a traffic stop on Burke Mountain near Keystone. According to the criminal complaint, the truck had a headlight that was not working. At the Welch Police Department, Henderson was given a breathalyzer test which registered his Blood Alcohol Content at .090. That's more than twice the 0.04 legal limit for commercial driver's license holders.
– DUI charges are bad enough. DUI charges while driving a state snow plow are liable to make a few headlines. That's the predicament for 56-year-old Thomas Henderson of West Virginia, who got pulled over by a deputy atop a mountain late one night this week, reports WOWK-TV. The deputy stopped the plow because one of its headlights was out, but then he smelled alcohol. Henderson failed a field sobriety test, then blew a .09, which is above the state's regular limit of .08, let alone the stricter limit of .04 for commercial drivers, notes AP.