Other vehicles had to swerve out of the way to avoid this vehicle.

"This could have been so much more tragic," said Sergeant Kerry Schmidt.

Police received multiple calls just before 6 a.m. on Saturday about a driver who was seen traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes on Highway 401.

“This could have been so much more tragic,” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said.

The vehicle was first seen around Islington Avenue in Toronto.

Officers in Mississauga were able to locate the vehicle and stop it near Mississauga Road.

There were reports that other vehicles had to swerve out of the way to avoid this vehicle, Schmidt said.

“People don’t expect to see a vehicle coming right at them on the 401,” Schmidt said. “Very often people won’t recognize that threat because they will assume that vehicle is on the other side of the barrier.”

Ricardo Renaldo Roberts, 28, of Ajax, is charged with dangerous driving, impaired driving and refusing to provide a breath sample.