The cab driver was given a ticket for driving without due care

The officer managed to avoid what would have been a head-on crash

A taxi going the wrong way down a road in Delta nearly hit a police officer

DELTA (NEWS 1130) – A taxi going the wrong way down a road in Delta nearly hit a police officer.

This is according to a post on the Delta Police Traffic Unit twitter account Saturday.

It says the officer was turning left from 84th Avenue to 112th, and found the taxi heading straight for him in the wrong lane.

The tweet says, “So important to pay attention in intersections.”

Turning left from 84th Ave to 112th, our officer was surprised to find a taxi heading straight for him – in the wrong lane! Fortunately the officer was alert, and avoided a head-on collision. So important to pay attn in intersections. Driver got a drive without due care ticket. pic.twitter.com/a1C0DQ8mKJ — Delta Police Traffic Unit (@DPDTraffic) October 5, 2019

The officer managed to avoid what would have been a head-on crash.

The taxi driver was given a ticket for driving without due care.