Connecticut State Police have arrested a New Britain woman who is accused of driving the wrong way on Route 9 in Rocky Hill while under the influence early Sunday morning.
Troopers responded to a report of a wrong-way driver in Rocky Hill driving south on Route 9 north in the northbound lane around 2:30 a.m.
Investigators said they later found the driver, identified as 26-year-old Katelyn Knopf, of New Britain, on Interstate 91 south driving north in the southbound lane.
Credit: Connecticut State Police
State police were able to stop Knopf and they said they suspected she was driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
Knopf was given a series of field sobriety tests, which state police said were not performed to standard.
She was taken into custody and is facing charges including illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence (second offense), driving the wrong way on a divided highway, drinking while driving and reckless endangerment.
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Knopf is scheduled to appear in New Britain Superior Court on April 2.
According to police, Knopf was also arrested for DUI on March 11 after a crash on I-84 at exit 36 in New Britain.
