Wrong-Way Driver Arrested for Suspected DUI on 101 Freeway in Ventura

VENTURA, Calif., Dec. 7 (KNN) — A suspected DUI driver was taken into custody by authorities overnight after traveling the wrong way on the 101 Freeway in Ventura.

A California Highway Patrol Ventura unit spotted a vehicle traveling the wrong way in the southbound lanes of the 101 Freeway at Sanjon Road at approximately 12:17 a.m. Saturday.

Units eventually caught up to the vehicle and stopped it south of the 101/33 interchange.

The female driver was subjected to a field sobriety test and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

A second vehicle was reportedly struck by the wrong-way driver just south of the location.

No injuries were reported.

Gabriel Pabon, Video Journalist / KNN