Dashcam, traffic cam video shows alleged wrong-way driver on I-43 near Good Hope Road

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office released on Monday, February 16th dashcam video, traffic cam video and 911 calls from a wrong-way driving incident that happened early on Saturday.

Deputies responded to calls of a wrong-way driver at 3:15 a.m. Saturday. The driver was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of I-43 near Good Hope Road.  A deputy stopped the vehicle just north of W. Capitol Drive.

Officials say 23-year-old Eric Webb of Milwaukee was taken into custody for 2nd Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety and DUI- 1st. Deputies found an open bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey under Webb's seat -- and his PBT result was .16.

The recklessly endangering safety charge carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.









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