‘Impatient’ driver caught driving the wrong way on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa: OPP

Police stopped an Alexandria, Ont. driver for going the wrong way on Highway 417 in Ottawa. (OPP/X)

An Alexandria, Ont. driver is facing a steep fine after driving the wrong way on Highway 417 in Ottawa’s east end.

Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to a wrong-way vehicle near Anderson Road on Tuesday. The eastbound lanes of Highway 417 had been shut down at the time because of a vehicle fire, OPP say.

“This driver became impatient and decided to drive eastbound in the westbound lanes,” police say.

The driver, a 75-year-old man, was charged with careless driving, which comes with a $490 fine and six demerit points.

On Monday, officers stopped a 90-year-old Ottawa man who was driving in the wrong direction on highways 416 and 417.

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