Wyo. jury: Trucker’s identity stolen by man who racked up 4 DUIs using name

Jury convicts man of stealing trucker’s identity

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Trucker Earl Robert Hood says he didn’t know his identity had been stolen until his commercial driver’s license was suspended for four DUIs he never committed.

Hood traveled from his home in Illinois to Wheatland, Wyo., to testify against 47-year-old Danny Arnold Rodgers, who was convicted last week of stealing Hood’s identity.

Prosecutors say Rodgers racked up four drunken-driving arrests in July 2008 under Hood’s name.

Hood says he had given Rodgers a copy of his driver’s license and other information when Rodgers asked him to drive for a trucking company.

Hood now warns other drivers to make sure they give information only to companies they know are legitimate.