Man, 95, stopped driving wrong way along A12 in Essex

[dutchman]

A 95-year-old man was stopped by police after being spotted driving the wrong way along the A12 in Essex.

Police received more than 20 calls after the man joined the road at Brook Street interchange on Thursday night.

Road policing patrol units and local patrols closed slip roads to prevent traffic getting on to the road and the force helicopter was also called.

The man was stopped after five miles and taken to his home. He surrendered his licence the following day.

Essex Police said: "As a steady stream of approaching vehicles flashed their lights the elderly driver continued at about 40mph in the fast lane."

Pc Alan Barlow, of the A12 Alliance patrol team, said: "Numerous police resources were used to stop this man and to safeguard other members of the public.

"Luckily on this occasion no-one was injured. But the last time this happened on the A12 there was a fatality."