Wrong-way driver arrested on Hwy. 19

Posted on March 12, 2021

Two Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) deputies escaped a close call without injuries when they went head-to-head with an intoxicated wrong-way driver on U.S. Highway 19 Sunday night.

Sgt. Jeff Ballard and Deputy Lucas Hamilton were dispatched to the area of the Taylor/Madison county line around 7:55 p.m. in reference to reports of a driver traveling in the wrong lane.

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