Georgia trooper uses PIT maneuver to stop wrong-way driver
ATLANTA - A Georgia State Patrol trooper used a PIT maneuver to stop a wrong-way driver on the Downtown Connector early Friday morning.
The Georgia State Patrol says that the trooper took action after the driver got onto I-75-85 at University Avenue heading northbound in a southbound lane.
Medics took the driver to the hospital. His condition was not known as of late Friday afternoon.
He faces charges of wrong-way driving, reckless driving, and DUI.
The man's name has not been released.
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