Pops
Background
Pops Dinwiddie is a semi-truck driver in Tucson, Arizona. His son is Carnell.
During the events of White Line Fever (1975) played by Sam Laws
Duane tells Pops that he will try and get him work later in the week and Carrol Jo walks back into the building to speak with Duane and says hello to Pops. Carrol Jo goes to the bar and orders a whiskey and beer and gives Pops the whiskey and Pops introduces him to Carnell. Carnell is gruff with Carrol Jo and Sunglasses tells him that he won't be invited to sit with them. As Pops and Carnell are driving, they see Carrol Jo's semi and pull over and put an injured Carrol Jo in their truck.
Carrol Jo confronts Buck and forces him at gunpoint to sign a work order. Carrol Jo leaves with Pops and later, Duane motions for them to pull over and he warns them that they are in danger. While Carrol Jo is driving a truck tries to stop them and Carrol Jo shoots at it and it crashes. The Deputy pulls over Birdie and Red and then Clem and Matchstick arrive and as they open the trailer door, Carrol Jo and Jamie jump out and beat them up and the Deputy runs away when Pops points a shotgun at him. Carrol Jo, Jamie, Pops, Birdie and Red go to the bar with Jerri and Jamie's Girl. Buck is there and tries to intimidate the other truckers and Carnell tells Pops that Carrol Jo is just going to get him killed.
After he Carrol Jo is charged with the murder of Duane, Pops gets Carrol Jo a Defense Lawyer who tells him that the Prosecutor is offering him a deal to plead guilty for a lesser charge. Jerri thinks he should take the deal, but Carrol Jo refuses. Birdie radios Pops and tells him the grand jury refused to charge Carrol Jo. Later, Pops is murdered.