Wrong-way driver in Davis caught on video, arrested on DUI charge

A driver seen on dashcam video going the wrong way on Interstate 80 in Davis faces a DUI charge after a head-on crash Tuesday morning, authorities said.KCRA 3 viewer Bill Schaffer was driving eastbound on I-80 near UC Davis around 5 a.m. when he noticed a vehicle in the fast lane that was going the wrong way on the highway.Dashcam video shared by Schaffer shows him swerving just in time to avoid colliding with the wrong-way driver. Schaffer said he reported the driver to the California Highway Patrol.A few minutes later, the wrong-way driver hit a vehicle head-on, said CHP Officer Dave Harvey.Two people in the car that was hit were hospitalized in Vacaville with minor to moderate injuries, Harvey said.The wrong-way driver was also hospitalized but was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI, CHP said.

A driver seen on dashcam video going the wrong way on Interstate 80 in Davis faces a DUI charge after a head-on crash Tuesday morning, authorities said.

KCRA 3 viewer Bill Schaffer was driving eastbound on I-80 near UC Davis around 5 a.m. when he noticed a vehicle in the fast lane that was going the wrong way on the highway.


Dashcam video shared by Schaffer shows him swerving just in time to avoid colliding with the wrong-way driver. Schaffer said he reported the driver to the California Highway Patrol.

Courtesy: Bill Schaffer

A few minutes later, the wrong-way driver hit a vehicle head-on, said CHP Officer Dave Harvey.

Two people in the car that was hit were hospitalized in Vacaville with minor to moderate injuries, Harvey said.

The wrong-way driver was also hospitalized but was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI, CHP said.