An alleged drunk driver was arrested and a screaming child was rescued from their car after Colorado State Patrol received a report of an erratic driver with no license plates and a gas pump nozzle hanging out of their tank, the agency said.

The incident happened on July 29, but CSP released details of the chase and arrest on Thursday. The driver was reported by another motorist on Interstate 70 near Deer Trail. The motorist called *CSP (*277), Colorado State Patrol's hotline for reporting impaired or aggressive drivers.

The caller said they saw a green Volvo station wagon with no license plate and the gas nozzle hanging off their car with a child inside screaming for help.

State troopers responded and located the vehicle, but say the driver fled. About 30 miles west, near Watkins, troo

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