Truck driver charged after pushing car into an intersection

DULUTH, Ga. - Duluth traffic cameras caught a frightening collision involving a semi-truck and car at a busy intersection.

Video shows the truck creeping forward in a left-turn lane.

The front of the truck initially nudges are compact car in front of it, then begins to slowly move forward and push it into the intersection.

The car that was pushed is seen stopped in the middle of the intersection as the truck rolls past. 

Witness statements led police to the tractor-trailer to a nearby restaurant where they confronted the driver. Henry Cain. He told police he had no idea his truck hit a car or caused an accident.

Police inspected the truck for damage and found the steel bumper had been pushed and blue painted had transferred from the car onto the truck. 

Police said the driver was charged with hit-and-run by using traffic camera footage. 

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