A dozen people are facing provincial charges for allegedly turning around on Highway 401 because a transport was blocking both lanes.
OPP say the incident happened Sunday at 8:30 a.m. on Highway 401, just east of Shannonville Road.
According to police, a transport truck had to break abruptly after a vehicle pulled out in front of it. This caused the back end of the vehicle to slide across the icy highway, coming to rest across both westbound lanes.
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Then, OPP say, several vehicles stuck behind the transport turned around on the highway and drove eastbound in the westbound lanes.
OPP say the highway was closed for 30 minutes before a tow truck arrived to tow the transport away.
OPP say they received several calls about the wrong-way drivers, and in the end, police charged 12 drivers with driving the wrong way on a divided highway.
“It is necessary to be patient and follow directions of officers while a traffic investigation is ongoing,” an OPP statement said.
“Failing to do so actually causes further delay as police are trying to manage those trying to circumvent the actual delay.”
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