'Kamikaze' driver travels 23 kilometres in the wrong lane of the motorway
'Kamikaze' driver travels 23 kilometres in the wrong lane of the motorway
THE second 'kamikaze' driver in the space of a week has been arrested in the Comunidad Valenciana after travelling for 23 kilometres in the wrong direction down the A-7.
Police received around 15 calls in as many minutes from panicked motorists, and ended up having to pursue the driver at high speed for nearly 20 minutes.
He was finally caught at the exit for Alquerías del Niño Perdido (Castellón), although he had driven past several sliproads he could have taken to get off the motorway in the meantime.
Terrified motorists had to brake and swerve at a split second's notice to avoid a head-on and almost certainly fatal collision.
Once officers caught up with the driver 23 kilometres later, they identified him as M.P.C., from Lora del Río (Sevilla province) and said he tested negative for alcohol and drugs.
His motive for driving down the left-hand side of the motorway instead of the right is not known.
This is the second time in a week that a driver has been caught travelling down the wrong lane, with an earlier one arrested in Ibi (Alicante) on Sunday.
But the most high-profile case involved a man who killed two people on the AP-7 near Valencia and has been given a complete reprieve by the government, escaping a 13-year prison sentence.
The family of the victims have appealed against the 'kamikaze' driver's pardon in a bid to get justice for their loss.
