Two older drivers caught going wrong way on Highway 417

Provincial police stopped two older drivers for driving the wrong direction on Highway 417 in separate incidents on Monday.

Just before 5 p.m., officers responded to a vehicle travelling the wrong way on Highway 416 and 417. The vehicle was found near Pinecrest Road, where it "narrowly" avoided a head-on crash. A 90-year-old driver from Kanata was suspended from driving.

Later that evening, a second incident unfolded near Anderson Road during a highway closure caused by a vehicle fire in an eastbound lane. A 75-year-old man, impatient with the delay, drove eastbound in the westbound lanes instead. Police stopped the vehicle and charged him with careless driving, which carries a $490 fine and six demerit points.

Both incidents underscored the dangers of confused or inattentive driving on busy highways during disruptions.