NewsDecember 13, 2012
Man drives wrong way for 11 miles on Mo. highway
MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- Authorities say a man who drove the wrong way for 11 miles on a southwest Missouri interstate told troopers he was trying to get home. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said two minor accidents occurred while the 78-year-old man drove the wrong way on Interstate 44 on Tuesday evening in Webster County before troopers finally got him to stop...
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MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- Authorities say a man who drove the wrong way for 11 miles on a southwest Missouri interstate told troopers he was trying to get home.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said two minor accidents occurred while the 78-year-old man drove the wrong way on Interstate 44 on Tuesday evening in Webster County before troopers finally got him to stop.
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The man told officers he made a wrong turn onto the freeway and kept going so he could get home.
Several officers followed on the correct side of the interstate as drivers pulled over to avoid the car.
He was pulled over west of Marshfield, the man did not offer any better explanation of why he didn't stop, pull over or turn around.
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