12/05/2011 10:32 AM

Suspected DWI driver crashes into 'Booze it and Lose it' bus

By: News 14 Carolina Web Staff

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NEWTON, N.C. – A Hickory man is accused of slamming his car into a Booze it and Lose it' bus.

Authorities say 21-year-old Douglas Southard ran his car into the back of the bus early Sunday morning during a DWI checkpoint on U.S. 321 in Newton.

Southard was taken to Catawba Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities say he was under the influence of alcohol and that charges are pending.