Traffic & Transit

Wrong-Way Driver Stopped On I-95 In Bridgeport: State Police

The driver was first spotted traveling in the wrong direction in Trumbull, according to authorities.

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A wrong-way driver was stopped on I-95 in Bridgeport Sunday night, after the motorist was first spotted traveling in the wrong direction on Route 25 in Trumbull, according to Connecticut State Police.

The incident began at about 9:45 p.m., when state police Troop G received a report of a van "traveling at a high rate of speed, southbound in the northbound lanes" of Route 25 in Trumbull.

"Responding Troopers were able to locate the accused vehicle and conduct a motor vehicle stop on I-95 northbound in the area of Exit 29 in Bridgeport," a state police spokesperson wrote in a statement to Patch.

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No injuries were reported, and the driver, who state police have not named, was taken into custody and arrested.

What charges the driver is facing were not disclosed.

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