Moment drunk driver crawls at snail's pace the wrong way down the busy A55 before being intercepted by police and hauled onto the carriageway by an officer
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This is the shocking moment a drunk driver slowly steers his white van head on into a stream of busy traffic on a dual carriageway before being intercepted by police. The terrifying footage shows the vehicle driven by an intoxicated motorist - who is three times over the limit - crawl its way down the fast lane of an expressway.
![[The motorist behind the wheel of the white van was quickly intercepted by officers after driving a mile in the wrong direction]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/21/93409665-14219639-image-a-2_1734904511127.jpg)
As the driver slowly creeps its way on the wrong side of eastbound road on the A55 in Penmaenmawr, traffic officers quickly bring the van to a halt. The force can be seen approaching the vehicle to apprehend the drunk motorist sitting behind the wheel, swiftly bringing safety back to the roads.
![[The footage is understood to be in relation to an incident last year which saw a man jailed for a year after drunk - over three times the limit - in the wrong direction]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/21/93409663-14219639-image-a-3_1734904516296.jpg)
The video is understood to relate to an incident last year, where a man jailed for a year after driving a mile up the A55 in the wrong direction, North Wales Live reports. Alongside the video, Traffic Wales said: 'This is the terrifying reality of drink driving: a driver 3x over the limit going the wrong way on the A55.
'Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs isn't just illegal - it's deadly. This festive season, make the right choice. Don't risk your life - or someone else's. MailOnline has approached North Wales Police and Traffic Wales for comment. It comes shortly after North Wales Police made more than 90 drunk and drug drive arrest since December 1 of this year, as part of their annual Christmas Anti Drink and Drug Drive Campaign.
