An octogenarian is flowing in the opposite direction for 10 kilometres

News 26 February, 2018
  • Arnaud Koenig-Soutière

    Sunday, 25 February, 2018 18:18

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    An octogenarian has been arrested after circulating in the opposite direction for ten kilometres on the highway, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent.

    An individual alerted the authorities to 13h45, this afternoon, while it was state of a vehicle which was travelling in the opposite direction heading north on highway 85, near Saint-Louis-du-Ha-Ha.

    A camera of TVA News captured the scene on several kilometers. One sees there in particular the vehicle of the woman who intersects with another motorist. It shakes the headlights to warn him. The lady then stopped a few kilometres later by a autopatrouille of the Sûreté du Québec.

    Fortunately, no accidents had occurred.

    The lady was awarded a finding of a violation of salt 1536$, in addition to impose four demerit points. A request has been sent to the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec so that the driving ability of the octogenarian to be evaluated.