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Sheriff: Man on drugs took truck, drove recklessly

A New York City man, high on drugs, stole a flatbed tow truck and drove erratically on the Long Island Expressway, hitting a sign and another vehicle before Suffolk sheriff's deputies stopped and arrested him Monday morning, the sheriff said.

Gabriel Rodriguez, 30, was so intoxicated he had a hard time opening the door when deputies ordered him out of the truck, Sheriff Vincent DeMarco said...

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