‘It could have been a disaster’: Semi driver going wrong way on I-55 bridge detained

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The driver of a big rig drove the wrong direction on the eastbound lanes of the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge, stopping traffic Tuesday morning.

Video captured by drivers shows the Raj Transportation truck driver trying to go forward on the Interstate 55 bridge with vehicles facing him head-on, before he was detained by Arkansas State Police.

Raleigh Cupples said she was crossing the bridge from Arkansas to Tennessee for work around 10 when traffic came to a standstill…

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