A man was charged with DUI on Saturday after he was reportedly spotted going the wrong way on Interstate 91 in Enfield.
Troopers responded to the southbound side of the highway near Exit 49 after someone called 911 just after 3:45 a.m. and reported seeing a driver heading north, according to Connecticut State Police.
State police then got a second 911 call reporting that the vehicle was now stopped at the bottom of the Exit 49 off-ramp facing the wrong way. Officers with the Enfield Police Department also responded to the area before troopers arrived.
The driver was identified as 25-year-old Tyzier Virola of Springfield, Massachusetts, according to state police. State police alleged that he showed “clear signs of impairment,” and smelled of alcohol.
Virola allegedly failed field sobriety testing and was arrested on charges of illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving the wrong way on a divided highway and improper parking on highway. He was later released on a $2,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in Hartford Superior Court on June 20.