When the Platte County deputy got the call from dispatch about a driver traveling the wrong way on Missouri 152, he hurried to the top of an on-ramp on the divided highway.
He could see a vehicle coming toward him, heading westbound in the eastbound lanes near Interstate 29. The deputy turned on his emergency lights, then crossed the cable dividers in the median on foot and used his flashlight to try and get the driver’s attention.
The dark SUV kept going, moving slowly in the left lane and along the shoulder of the eastbound traffic, even as it met three oncoming vehicles…