A serious accident was avoided thanks to the timely intervention of the authorities, after a driver with evident mental and physical disorders drove the wrong way on the Messina-Catania highway.
The images recorded by the video surveillance cameras of the Sicilian Highways Consortium document the dangerous event.
The individual, a 36-year-old man from the province of Enna with a criminal record, was driving a Fiat Panda. Under the influence of alcohol, he reversed direction near the Acireale junction, traveling more than 20 kilometers in the overtaking lane.
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Only thanks to the prompt intervention of the Highway Police and a CAS traffic team, a potentially dramatic outcome could be avoided.
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