A wrong-way driver on Interstate 70 near Terre Haute was arrested for drunk driving after allegedly causing an accident with a flat bed truck traveling east.
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Allegedly Drunk, Wrong-way Driver Arrested on I-70 in Terre Haute


Posted on Oct 30, 2011

A wrong-way driver was arrested early on Thursday morning, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, and driving the wrong way on a one-way street. The arrest came after an accident on Interstate 70.

According to the Tribune-Star, 26-year-old Derek Tarrh of Terre Haute was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of I-70 outside of Terre Haute in the early morning hours of October 20. A flatbed tractor-trailer driver, 46-year-old Rick Probst of Illinois, was driving east when he saw the approaching wrong-way driver and attempted to change lanes to avoid a head-on accident. However, Tarrh crashed into the rear wheel of the truck as he passed.

When Indiana State Police arrived, they recorded visible signs of intoxication and booked Tarrh at Vigo County Jail. Neither driver was seriously injured in the Indiana I-70 wrong way accident. Police are investigating when and how Tarrh came to be driving on the wrong side of the interstate.

Indiana State Police reminded drivers on all roads that they should call 911 immediately if they see someone driving the wrong way on a highway or interstate. The most common causes of wrong-way interstate driving are drunk driving or confusing and poor road design.

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