A Peterborough man faces impaired driving charges after allegedly driving the wrong way on Highway 417 in Ottawa on Sunday morning.
Ottawa OPP say that around 2 a.m., officers responded to a vehicle travelling eastbound in the westbound lanes of the highway in the area of Terry Fox Drive.
Police say the vehicle was safely intercepted and stopped by officers.
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Todd McLarty, 56, of Peterborough, was arrested and charged with dangerous driving, operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol and operation of a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 80 milligrams.
He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Ottawa on April 17.
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