COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) - A Washington state man that northern Idaho authorities say drove the wrong way on Interstate 90 and nearly collided with an Idaho State Police trooper transporting a prisoner has been taken into custody on suspicion of drunk driving.
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office says police arrested 46-year-old Shannon M. Defrance of Spokane at about 2 a.m. Saturday.
Police say they closed the eastbound on-ramps and activated emergency lights as Defrance approached in the wrong lane at freeway speeds in a silver Mercedes coupe.
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Police say Defrance stopped and told deputies he was too drunk to be driving. Police say he failed a field sobriety test with a blood-alcohol content of twice the legal limit.
Defrance was booked into the Kootenai County Jail.
He’s also facing a misdemeanor charge of driving with an invalid driver’s license.
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