SURPRISE, AZ — A Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputy collided with a wrong-way driver along Loop 303 in Surprise overnight.
Officials say around 12:30 a.m. Monday, an MCSO deputy was traveling northbound on L-303 when he came upon a wrong-way vehicle near Bell Road.
The deputy collided with the vehicle, which was headed southbound in the northbound lanes “at a high rate of speed,” stopping the driver.
MCSO says damage to the wrong-way driver’s vehicle and the deputy’s patrol car was minor, and no injuries were reported.
The driver of the wrong-way vehicle was reportedly found to be impaired and was processed for DUI.
No additional details were immediately available.
