Man Charged With DUI After Allegedly Driving Wrong Way on Divided Highway

An East Hartford man was arrested Tuesday after he was allegedly traveling the wrong way on John Fitch Boulevard around 1 a.m.

According to police, an officer saw the vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound travel lanes and signaled for the car to pull over. As the officer attempted to stop the vehicle, several other vehicles had to veer out of their lane to avoid colliding with it, police said. 

Officers stopped the vehicle and conducted a series of roadside sobriety tests, then arrested the driver, Darnell Kinsey, 38, of 25 Bidwell Ave., East Hartford. 

Kinsey was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, disobeying the signal of an officer, and driving the wrong way on a divided highway. He was held on a $2,500 surety bond and presented at Manchester Superior Court later on Tuesday morning.