A wild situation unfolded on I-25 earlier this month, involving a wrong-way driver who was allegedly impaired reportedly hitting speeds of over 100 miles per hour on the oft-crowded interstate.

The situation started at about 7:06 p.m. on August 10, when a concerned motorist called Colorado State Patrol to report that a black Mercedes was traveling northbound on I-25 just north of Fort Collins in a reckless manner, estimating that it passed her vehicle and nearly struck her while moving faster than 100 miles per hour. The driver of the Mercedes then reportedly stopped in the far left lane of the road and turned around to travel back toward the witness in the wrong direction before using an emergency turnaround to access southbound lanes.

A state trooper was nearby and spoke to the witness on the phone, soon to spot the suspect Mercedes traveling southbound in southbound lanes at a high rate of speed, getting a radar reading of 102 miles per hour for the vehicle. The trooper attempted to stop the driver but the driver reportedly failed to pull over, swerving across lanes to make another U-turn. The driver of the Mercedes then allegedly drove toward the trooper against traffic, causing the trooper to take evasive action to avoid a head-on crash. The driver is said to have then continued traveling northbound in southbound lanes.

The trooper was in pursuit, with the driver soon exiting the interstate onto Highway 392 headed west. The driver then made an abrupt turn to head back east, pulling into a fast-food parking lot. At that point, the trooper blocked in the suspect vehicle and was able to place the driver under arrest without further incident. Footage of that arrest shows the driver exiting the vehicle with his hands up while the arresting trooper has his gun drawn.

The 36-year-old suspect was arrested on the following charges:

• Vehicular Eluding Created a Substantial Risk of Bodily Injury by Operating a Vehicle in a Reckless Manner
• Drove Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs or Both
• Speeding (25-39 MPH Over the Maximum 75MPH Limit)
• Reckless Endangerment
• Changed Lanes When Unsafe
• Drove Vehicle on Wrong Side of Divided Highway

“Thanks to the vigilance of the reporting witness and the actions of Trooper Bogart, this driver was stopped before causing what could have been a catastrophic tragedy,” read a press release on the matter.

All charges are merely accusations and all suspects are to be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.