Sheriff: Wrong-way driver on Interstate 94 was under the influence
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — A 26-year-old man is in prison after driving the wrong way on Interstate 94 and having a breath alcohol level over three times the legal limit, sheriff says.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says dispatch had multiple 911 calls Thursday around 3:30 a.m. of a wrong way driver on I-94.
Sheriff's deputies located a motorist traveling west in the eastbound lanes of I-94 near Alexandria. Authorities were able to pin and block the driver using their patrol vehicles.
A patrol vehicle and the man's vehicle both had minor damage.
The sheriff's office says the man, from Osakis, showed significant signs of impairment and was arrested. A breath test showed he had a breath alcohol content three-and-a-half times over the legal limit.
Charges are pending.
