Wrong-Way Driver Reported on Route 128, Charged With OUI: Police

A 24-year-old Norwell man was arrested in Wellesley Wednesday night after state police received multiple reports of a wrong-way driver.

Ahmed Ziad was charged with operating under the influence of drugs, operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, wrong-way violation on a state highway and a number of other traffic-related charges.

State police began receiving calls about a wrong-way driver going northbound on the southbound side of Interstate 95 in the Walpole and Norwood area at 11:29 p.m. Thursday night. Patrols responded to the area and local departments in towns along that part of I-95 were notified, according to state police.

Shortly after, a car attempting to avoid the wrong-way driver, who was operating what was described as a silver sedan, crashed into a guardrail. Police said no injuries were immediately reported.

Police then received a report of a vehicle matching the suspect's description on Rt. 93, traveling north in the southbound lane. Eventually, the driver corrected his course and began heading south on the southbound side of Interstate 93 toward Route 128 North

A little after midnight, police pulled over a silver 2009 Toyota Corolla at Exit 20B in Wellesley and arrested Ziad. He has also been charged with a marked lanes violation, making a U-turn where prohibited, leaving the scene of a crash that caused property damage and a motor vehicle equipment violation, in addition to the more serious charges.

Ziad will be arraigned in Dedham District Court Friday.

By Alex Newman (Patch Staff)

Editor's Note: This post was derived from information supplied by Massachusetts State Police. It does not indicate a conviction.

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