Driver Motors Wrong Way for 18 Miles

VANCOUVER, Wash. - A man drove 18 miles in the wrong direction on Interstates 5 and 205 before State Patrol troopers stopped his car. No one was injured.



Around 2 a.m. Monday, troopers received 911 calls from motorists saying a maroon minivan was traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-5 near La Center, Trooper Mike Kesler said.


Troopers caught up with the van near the junction of Interstates 5 and 205, and finally pulled it over on I-205 after using lights and sirens, Kesler said.


The 30-year-old Vancouver driver, who smelled of alcohol, said he didn't know he'd been going the wrong direction, Kesler said.


He was booked into the Clark County Jail for investigation of driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and not having a valid driver's license. His blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.177, more than twice the legal intoxication threshold of 0.08, Kesler said.




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