VIDEO: 27-year-old Milwaukee woman accused of driving the wrong way on I-43

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- One of eight drunken drivers arrested during this past weekend's "Operation Drive Sober" initiative was a wrong-way driver, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office says. On Monday, February 23rd, video was released, showing what happened.

Milwaukee County Sheriff's officials say 27-year-old Sade Franklin of Milwaukee drove the wrong way on I-43 early Sunday morning, February 22nd.

Just before 2:30 a.m., Glendale police and Sheriff's deputies responded to a call regarding a wrong-way driver traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of I-43 at Capitol Drive, where the vehicle side-swiped another car and then crashed into the median south of Hampton Avenue.  North Shore Fire medically cleared both drivers and said neither had been injured.

The wrong-way driver was identified as Sade Franklin of Milwaukee. She was arrested for recklessly endangering safety and DUI-first offense.  Franklin said she had one drink at Club 618 at 618 N. Water Street.  She entered the freeway at the Highland Avenue off-ramp.

The driver of the vehicle she struck said he saw the vehicle heading toward him and he attempted to swerve, but the wrong-way driver also swerved and struck him.

If convicted of the felony recklessly endangering safety charge, she faces up to 10 years in prison.

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