DPS later arrested the driver who they say blew a .224 on a breathalyzer. He's facing a class 4 felony charge of aggravated DUI wrong-way driving.PHOENIX — A man is in custody after driving the wrong way on the Loop 303 freeway, narrowly missing dozens of cars. If not for a Valley truck driver risking his own life to intervene, the situation could have been much worse.
“He was just driving like normal, 'This is my lane. I'm just gonna keep on going,' not even noticing the headlights that were passing him," Benavides said. “I was talking to DPS and I said, 'I gotta go to the other side. I can't just sit here and watch. He's gonna hit somebody. Somebody's gonna die here. I gotta try,'" Benavides said.
“And there we are, driving side by side. He's in the fast lane. I'm in the emergency lane and I'm honking at him and I'm flashing my lights trying to let people know that there's something coming," Benavides said.“He still was oblivious to what was going on. He had no clue until I told him, 'You're going the wrong way,'" Benavides said.