Impaired Driver Arrested After Driving Wrong Way on Highway

A 44 year-old male was arrested for impaired driving after driving the wrong the way on Highway 407.

On Saturday, November 25, 2023, at approximately 11:10 p.m., DRPS Communications/911 received several calls about a vehicle travelling the wrong way on Highway 407. Reports indicated that a black Honda sedan was travelling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 407 at Harmony Road North in Oshawa. One caller indicated the vehicle was travelling at a very high rate of speed. Several units from Central East Division and the RIDE team were dispatched and at approximately 11:15 p.m. the vehicle was located by a DRPS RIDE unit. The vehicle was pulled over without incident and the driver was arrested.

Maryon TONDERA, age 44, of Oshawa is charged with: Impaired Operation; Fail/Refuse Demand, Dangerous Operation and Drive Wrong Way – Divided Highway. He was released on an undertaking.

This incident could have had devastating consequences and underscores the importance of calling 911 when you suspect an impaired driver.

This call was transferred to OPP because it was occurring on a 400 series highway. The recording is the OPP dispatcher. Due to the emergent nature of the incident, DRPS communicators stayed on the line and DRPS officers were also dispatched.

A recording of one of the 911 calls can be access here.

If anyone has any information pertaining to this incident, please contact Cst. Colin Campbell of DRPS Traffic Services at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2343.

Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.

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