Dashcam video shows FHP trooper intercepting drunk wrong-way driver on Florida highway – NBC 6 South Florida

Horrifying new dashcam footage shows a Florida Highway Patrol officer stopping a suspected drunk driver as she was driving the wrong way on a freeway.

Footage released by FHP on Monday showed the incident occurring on Interstate 75 near Tampa.

The video shows an SUV approaching the police officer and other vehicles driving in the wrong direction on the highway.

The SUV drives around the officer's vehicle and then stops while another vehicle moves out of its way.

The SUV continues driving on the highway briefly before the police officer gives chase and performs a PIT maneuver to stop the SUV.

You then see the woman being taken into custody.

FHP officials said the driver, a 37-year-old Tampa woman, was arrested for fleeing and driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of .204.

“Next time, use a rideshare service or a driver who doesn’t drink!” FHP posted on X.