PEORIA, AZ — An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper used his vehicle to stop a wrong-way driver along Loop 303 in Peoria overnight.
Officials with DPS say officials received multiple emergency calls about a wrong-way driver headed eastbound in the westbound lanes around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Near Lake Pleasant Parkway, a trooper was able to use his vehicle to stop the driver.
Fortunately, the trooper was not hurt during the incident.
The driver was taken to a hospital for precautionary reasons and treatment of minor injuries.
The incident is under investigation, but officials say impairment is suspected.
