OPP charges wrong-way driver on QEW near Oakville after crash

Ontario Provincial Police have charged a driver who went the wrong way on the QEW Fort-Erie near Oakville Wednesday evening.

They say Burlington officers responded to reports of a grey sedan driving the wrong way on the highway near Third Line at around 7:13 p.m.

Investigators say the sedan was originally driving in the correct direction before hitting a tractor trailer near Third Line, leaving its bumper and licence plate at the scene.

The sedan then drove in the wrong direction on the shoulder for around 2 km before exiting at Kerr Street.

Police say they found the vehicle in a parking lot near Dorval Drive and Kerr Street in Oakville.

Detectives identified and found the 26-year-old man from Burlington and charged him with offences including operation of a vehicle while impaired, dangerous operation and failing to stop after an accident.

Officers say there were no injuries as a result of the “irresponsible behaviour.”

The driver was released on an undertaking, and is expecting to appear at a Milton courthouse on May 4.

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