Drunk California Taxi Driver Goes Wrong Way on Highway 1

According to news reports, a California Highway Patrol plane was recently needed to track down a drunk Santa Cruz taxi driver who went the wrong way down Highway 1 in Aptos and subsequently caused two other drivers to crash.

CHP stated that Steve Sharek, 57, entered the highway at State Park Drive just before 2 p.m. on May 16 but drove north in the southbound lanes.

Two drivers subsequently collided with each other when they tried to avoid being hit by Sharek's cab.

After the accident, Sharek fled in his taxi. After receiving several 911 reports about the wrong-way taxi, the CHP contacted the cab company and sent a fixed-wing aircraft up to search for the taxi.

The CHP reportedly found Sharek around 6 pm. on Market Street in Santa Cruz. He was arrested on suspicion of California DUI and hit and run.

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