Police say a driver faces charges after driving the wrong way on Highway 401 near Prescott.
Grenville County OPP say they received calls about a wrong-way vehicle travelling westbound in the eastbound lanes on the highway around 8 p.m. Wednesday.
According to police, an off-duty police officer in an unmarked police vehicle was travelling eastbound and was almost struck head-on by the suspect vehicle as it continued in the wrong direction.
The officer then saw the suspect driver make a U-turn and begin driving eastbound and followed them as they exited the highway at Johnstown and came to a stop.
Police say the officer identified themselves and tried to stop the suspect, who then fled towards the United States border crossing at a high rate of speed.
The suspect then made another U-turn and drove in the wrong direction from the suspension bridge.
Eventually the driver, a 46-year-old Brockville resident, was arrested and charged with operation while impaired by alcohol and drugs and dangerous operation.
They are scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 20 in Brockville.
