Minks ex rel. Minks v. North Carolina Highway Patrol

WYNN, Judge.

On 19 September 1988, Trooper Carl Sanborn worked for defendant, North Carolina Highway Patrol, and was patrolling Highway 70, a four-lane divided highway between New Bern and Havelock. Trooper *711Sanborn pulled a driver over for speeding in the westbound lane of Highway 70. As he was speaking with the driver an off-duty Havelock police officer, Wade Von Beltenburg, stopped and informed Trooper Sanborn that he had observed what he thought was a drunk driver heading west on the highway and gave Trooper Sanborn a description of the vehicle which included its make, color, and license…