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Conn. man, 80, drives wrong way on I-95 in Rye, Troopers say

New Rochelle Police Department. (May 7, 2012)

Photo credit: Susan Stava | New Rochelle Police Department. (May 7, 2012)

An 80-year-old Connecticut man drove south in the northbound lanes of I-95 in Rye for at least four miles early Thursday morning before being stopped, State Troopers said.

"We were lucky," Sgt. William Collins said.

About 4:30 a.m. State Police began receiving reports of a wrong-way driver at exit 19 in Rye, Collins said. New Rochelle police succeeded in pulling over the Bridgeport man...

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