Woman arrested for wrong-way driving on I-85 in Gwinnett County

The Brief

  • A Gwinnett County wrong-way driver arrest was made after a woman drove the wrong way on Interstate 85 and hit a police car.
  • Gwinnett County Police used a PIT maneuver to stop the driver after she sideswiped a sergeant’s vehicle on July 4.
  • The driver’s blood alcohol content registered at nearly twice the legal limit following her arrest, authorities said.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. A 27-year-old woman faces multiple charges after driving the wrong way on Interstate 85 and striking a police vehicle on July 4, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department.

What we know:

Gwinnett County police received multiple 911 calls reporting a vehicle driving northbound in the southbound lanes of I-85. The initial emergency call came in near Sugarloaf Parkway, and the vehicle continued traveling the wrong way for several miles.

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