This story contains a video taken at the weekend, and it shows a woman driving the wrong way on the A11 near Cambridge. Since it’s on YouTube, I’ve embedded it here.
I’m sure that there will be more about it shortly, but the story simply says that the police took her home, and seized her car. No mention of age or other circumstances, though the car is a typical “old people” wagon.
Another story came in on the newsfeeds at the same time. It tells how in two separate “wrong-way” incidents in the USA, eleven people died. I would hope that the fact that this stupid woman in Cambridge didn’t kill anyone doesn’t prevent her from being prosecuted to the fullest extent, and having her licence taken away permanently. People like her shouldn’t be allowed out alone, let alone hold driving licences.
Edit: Here we go. It’s just as I said. Sky News reports that it was “an elderly woman”. Worryingly, the police have said that they will not be pressing charges because:
…it isn’t in the public interest due to health issues…
I would have thought that makes it very much a public interest issue. Fair dues, though. The police have seized her car and are liaising with the DVLA to have her licence revoked. Permanently, I hope.