Inquest hears man, 84, drove in wrong direction on motorway before fatal collision in 2016

An 84-year-old man, who was previously prescribed medication for memory loss, drove his jeep over 3km in the wrong direction on a motorway against the flow of traffic before hitting a delivery van head-on in a crash that claimed his life.

Inquest hears man, 84, drove in wrong direction on motorway before fatal collision in 2016
Wed, 31 Jan, 2018 - 15:43
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By Joe Leogue

An 84-year-old man, who was previously prescribed medication for memory loss, drove his jeep over 3km in the wrong direction on a motorway against the flow of traffic before hitting a delivery van head-on in a crash that claimed his life.

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