A truck driver is facing several charges, including DUI and vehicular assault, after Tennessee state troopers said he parked his semi-truck along a two-lane stretch of Interstate 40 in Roane County and caused a crash.

According to the crash report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 48-year-old Effion Gunn Jr. from Alabama had improperly parked on the shoulder of I-40 West near mile marker 356 on Friday, which is few miles east of Kingston at the exit to Gallaher Road and Oak Ridge.

According to THP, a car driving west on I-40 crashed into the semi-truck around 2:00 p.m. because it was improperly parked. The car rolled and came to a stop in the middle of the road.

The driver of the car suffered an injury in the crash.

According to THP, Gunn is facing multiple charges, including vehicul

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