'Extremely confused' elderly driver arrested Popular videos now A driver narrowly avoided several crashes Sunday night by driving the wrong way on a busy Massachusetts highway during a snowstorm.
Miraculously, no one was injured during the harrowing ordeal, and when the 76-year-old man finally stopped his car, he told authorities: “I don't know where I am.”
The man reportedly drove his 2015 Toyota Corolla for many miles and nearly collided several times with drivers who were traveling the right way on Interstate 93 in Boston. Video posted online And report.
The driver only stopped when a state highway snow plow was positioned near the exit to prevent the Corolla from traveling any further. Police announced this on the 25th in Boston.
Earlier, the unidentified driver was casually driving south in the northbound left lane as other cars honked their horns and passed, according to footage posted to Instagram.
Police said they received about 10 911 calls reporting erratic drivers. masslive.com.
When state police spoke with the driver, the Lynn resident “stated that he was extremely disoriented and had no idea where he was,” officials said in Boston on Monday.
Police determined he had underlying health conditions and was not impaired.
The elderly man's car was towed to a police barracks in South Boston, where he was picked up by a friend.
According to the TV station, police said, “Officers spoke to a friend of the man about the unusual surgery he underwent due to his medical condition.''
“Officers charged the man with wrong-way driving and issued RMV with a notice of immediate threat of license suspension.”
