Reports state that an Arizona Dept. of Public Safety trooper was forced to drive into a vehicle on Loop 101 early Sunday morning in order to stop a wrong-way driver.
The motor vehicle incident took place when a vehicle was reported to be traveling in the opposite direction on a westbound lane of Interstate 10 at 4 AM on Sunday. This Interstate 10 is located near Broadway Road in Tempe.
A trooper then found that the red Cadillac was heading the wrong way down the northbound lanes of Loop 101, between Guadalupe and Baseline roads. Officials said that a trooper was forced to crash into the wrong-way vehicle in order to stop the driver.
The driver of the Cadillac, identified as a 22-year-old man, and the trooper, were hospitalized with minor injuries.
The driver is being investigated for impairment.
August 23, 2022
Source: Fox 10 Phoenix