Wrong way driver on Highway 401 faces impaired charge [Video]

A 36-year-old London man is facing charges after police say after several Good Samaritans reported a vehicle travelling the wrong way on the Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent.

On Saturday around 3:20 a.m., Elgin OPP officers received multiple reports of a passenger vehicle travelling westbound in the eastbound lanes of the Highway 401 near Orford Road.

Shortly after the initial reports, police received an additional report indicating that the vehicle had turned around and was now travelling the correct direction, eastbound on the Highway 401.

At 3:35 a.m., police located and stopped the vehicle on the eastbound Highway 401 near Graham Road in West Elgin.

While speaking to the driver, police say the investigating officer observed signs of intoxication. The driver was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Elgin OPP St. Thomas Detachment for further testing.

“The OPP would like to take this opportunity to thank the individuals …