(WBNG) — New York State Police mentioned they stopped an 86-year-old Ithaca, N.Y. man after he drove at the least 18 miles within the fallacious route on State Route 17.
State Police mentioned round 3 a.m. on Monday, dispatchers in Delaware County reported receiving round 30 calls a couple of suspicious and wrong-way driver on the street within the Hancock, N.Y. space. They mentioned the callers weren’t in a position to present an satisfactory description of the car and State Troopers and deputies from the Delaware County Sheriff’s Workplace had been unable to search out the car.
Round 6:15 a.m., dispatchers in Delaware and Sullivan counties reported they had been receiving calls a couple of car touring east within the westbound lanes west of Exit 92 within the East Department, N.Y. space. Troopers responded to the world and arrange a street closure on State Route 17 East of Exit 94 the place they had been in a position to cease the driving force.
In keeping with police, the driving force was reported lacking by his spouse to the Ithaca Police Division after he didn’t return house. They mentioned the 86-year-old was confused, and in response to his spouse, was affected by dementia. He was taken to a medical heart for analysis.
Police famous that there have been no accidents within the incident.
