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Trooper stops wrong-way driver with patrol vehicle along Loop 303 overnight

No serious injuries were reported during the incident
Trooper stops wrong-way driver along Loop 303
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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.

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