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Spike strip stops wrong-way driver on Highway 101

June 21, 2015

CHP@California Highway Patrol officers arrested a wrong-way driver on Highway 101 in the Nipomo area on Saturday evening. No one was injured in the incident.

At approximately 9:30 p.m., multiple motorists had to change lanes in order to avoid a man driving a pickup truck headed northbound on Highway 101 in the southbound lanes near Tefft Street. CHP officers deployed a spiked strip and the vehicle stopped near El Campo Road.

Officers then arrested the driver. At this time, the name of the driver and the charges have not been disclosed.


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i was the first car on the Tefft offramp. He turned left at the Tefft light, i at first thought he was trying to make a U turn, but he kept coming at me and my daughter. He then guided to my left up the curb and down the ramp the wrong way. I looked directly in his face, he was a older gentleman, about 80? in a nice new looking white 4×4? truck. Im really not sure if he was intoxicated or had Alzeimers, again, he looked pretty elderly. But it was Saturday night, so perhaps he had more than a few. Im glad nobody was killed on the freeway. I kind of thought he just made a wrong turn, and decided to keep going since he had a 4×4 truck till he could turn around after passing cars on the ramp.


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This seems to happen a lot more often these days, what’s going on?


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More people are driving buzzed and in denial.


The penalties for driving while impaired should be much higher.


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Thank you CHP, and to the drivers who called to report the idiot!


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Why would anyone be thumbs down on this comment? Posting under the influence?


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Maybe the perpetrators family. They’ve got an hombre in jail, 4 flat tires and an impounded vehicle. That’s worthy of a thumbs down.


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Maybe the guy was supporting a local business (winery, bar, etc.). We certainly don’t want to hurt local businesses.


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