Wrong-Way DUI Driver on I-91 in Hartford Arrested After Multi-Mile Chase

Kyle Bishop, 55, of East Granby was charged with DUI and reckless driving after driving northbound in the southbound lanes of I-91 in Hartford. He was held on a $25,000 bond.

Wrong-way driver stopped in Enfield after travelling miles on I-91

A 55-year-old East Granby man was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday after driving the wrong way for several miles along Interstate 91 in Hartford, courant.com reports.

Connecticut State Police received multiple 911 calls shortly after midnight about a vehicle travelling northbound in the southbound lanes of the highway. Troopers made several attempts to stop the driver, but he continued for several miles before being halted near Exit 47E in Enfield.

The driver was identified as Kyle Bishop of East Granby. He was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, reckless driving, disobeying the signal of an officer, evading responsibility, driving the wrong way on a divided highway, and first-degree reckless endangerment.

Bishop was held on a $25,000 bond and is expected to appear before Hartford Superior Court.

Source: Google News JM — Kingston