Scottsdale police derail wrong-way driver on freeway

PHOENIX — Police managed to stop a wrong-way driver who got on and off an East Valley freeway several times Monday.

There were no injuries.

Scottsdale Police used tire-deflating devices to finally shut down the driver after 20 minutes along Loop 101 in Scottsdale several times.

Sgt. Benjamin Hoster said officers had closed several on-ramps shortly after 2 a.m., prompted by several calls about a wrong-way driver.

The driver went northbound in southbound lanes, then southbound in northbound lanes
and again northbound in southbound lanes. The drive went from Shea Boulevard to Via de Ventura to Raintree Drive.

The Department of Public Safety took a 26-year-old woman into custody.

Associated Press contributed to this report.

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