A semi-truck driver is behind bars, charged with Driving Under the Influence, after leaving a collision.

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The crash took place at about 5:30 Thursday morning on I-82 in Kennewick. The semi was stopped about 10 miles away on the road. The driver of the semi took off after colliding with the automobile on the highway near Locust Grove Road.

The driver of the semi was taken into custody and arrested for DUI/Hit and Run, and then booked into jail.

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