FOXNews.com: Wrong-way driver went 18 miles on Pa. road

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Wrong-way driver went 18 miles on Pa. road Jan 2nd 2013, 18:59 Published January 02, 2013 Associated Press This undated handout photo provided by the New York State Department of Transportation shows double-posted Do Not Enter and Wrong Way signs on an exit ramp. Hundreds of people are killed each a year when drivers turn the wrong-way into the face of oncoming traffic on high-speed highways, and a majority of the crashes involves drivers with blood alcohol levels more than twice the legal limit, a federal accident researcher said Tuesday. (AP Photo/New York State Department of Transportation ) DUNMORE, Pa. –  Police say a wrong-way driver ended up going 18 miles on an interstate in northeastern Pennsylvania. The Times-Leader of Wilkes-Barre reports (http://bit.ly/S4zLIf ) police say traffic was light when it happened around 5:30 a.m. on New Year's Day, and no one was hurt. Police responded after getting calls about a vehicle going at high speeds the wrong direction on Interstate 81 north. Troopers say they tried unsuccessfully to get the driver's attention using emergency lights and a spot light. Authorities say she was eventually stopped using a roadblock in Laflin, about 18 miles from where she started in Dickson City. Police identified the driver as 22-year-old Albrightsville resident Paige Cicardo. She's been arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence and reckless endangerment. A telephone listing for her could not immediately found.

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