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Driver cleared of intoxication suspicions in I-35 pile up should have had non-domiciled CDL, NTSB report shows

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The truck driver cleared of intoxication suspicions after a pile up crash on Interstate 35 should have been issued a non-domiciled CDL instead of a standard one, a National Transportation Safety Board report shows. Truck driver Solomun Weldekeal-Araya was involved in a crash on Interstate 35 outside of Austin, Texas last one year ago. Five people were killed and 11 were injured. Many witnesses described the semi truck “plowing” through stopped traffic.

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"Driver cleared of intoxication suspicions in I-35 pile up should have had non-domiciled CDL, NTSB report shows"
https://cdllife.com/2026/driver-cleared-of-intoxication-suspicions-in-i-35-pile-up-should-have-had-non-domiciled-cdl-ntsb-report-shows/
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