Traffic cameras catch man driving the wrong way on Loop 202 & I-10 in Phoenix
A 77-year-old man was driving the wrong way on both Loop 202 and I-10, according to Arizona DPS. The man was booked into jail on aggravated DUI charges.
Published: Jan. 6, 2023 at 1:21 PM MST|Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 3:10 PM MST
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — A man is in jail after he allegedly drove the wrong way on Loop 202 and Interstate 10 in Phoenix early Friday morning.
Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bart Graves says troopers responded around 2:26 a.m. to a call about a vehicle driving north in the southbound lanes of Loop 202 South Mountain freeway. ADOT footage shows a light-color vehicle heading the wrong way. The driver, a 77-year-old man, whose name has not been released, went onto I-10 west, driving east, Graves says. A trooper was able to stop the man around 35th Avenue with a PIT maneuver.
The man was booked into jail for aggravated DUI. No other information was immediately available.
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The driver was eventually stopped near the Avondale Boulevard off-ramp.
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