NHP nabs wrong-way driver on 215 Beltway

Driver arrested for impairment
Scene of a wrong-way driver crash on the 215 Beltway on 3-25-21
Wrong way driver Photo credit NHP Southern Command

Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - A wrong-way driver on the 215 Beltway created plenty of tense moments for Nevada Highway Patrol troopers early Thursday.

Troopers estimate that the car had gone approximately 16 miles in the wrong direction before crashing into some construction cones near Town Center Drive.

The driver wasn't hurt in the crash and no other vehicles were involved.

Police say the driver tested at three times the legal limit for impairment and was arrested

Featured Image Photo Credit: NHP Southern Command