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Pensioner drives wrong way up M6 Pensioner drives wrong way up M6
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An 82-year-old woman was stopped by police after she drove for four miles the wrong way along an unlit section of the M6 on Sunday night.An 82-year-old woman was stopped by police after she drove for four miles the wrong way along an unlit section of the M6 on Sunday night.
Police said "numerous" drivers spun out of control and one car crashed swerving to avoid the pensioner's Peugeot in the fast lane near Shap in Cumbria.Police said "numerous" drivers spun out of control and one car crashed swerving to avoid the pensioner's Peugeot in the fast lane near Shap in Cumbria.
Patrol cars halted the woman, from Windermere, near Shap Beck. No-one was seriously injured in the incident.Patrol cars halted the woman, from Windermere, near Shap Beck. No-one was seriously injured in the incident.
A police spokesman said she could face a charge of dangerous driving. A spokesman said she could face a charge of dangerous driving.
He said it was a "miracle" a serious collision had not occurred. Sgt Paul Brown, of Cumbria Police, said the pensioner was taken to Penrith Police Station for questioning following the incident.
Remote area
He said: "She's quite confused about what happened.
"We've established that she was trying to travel between Carlisle and Windermere and has somehow managed to make a wrong turn and has ended up coming back up the motorway."
A police spokesman added that it was a "miracle" a serious collision had not occurred.
He said: "We believe she was going the wrong way for up to four miles and she was travelling between 60 and 70 mph in the southbound fast lane.He said: "We believe she was going the wrong way for up to four miles and she was travelling between 60 and 70 mph in the southbound fast lane.
"The motorway at this point is remote without street lighting and drivers travelling southbound would have only been aware of the approaching vehicle as it was almost upon them.""The motorway at this point is remote without street lighting and drivers travelling southbound would have only been aware of the approaching vehicle as it was almost upon them."
The driver of a Daewoo car was treated for whiplash at the scene after crashing into the central reservation to evade a head-on smash with the Peugeot.The driver of a Daewoo car was treated for whiplash at the scene after crashing into the central reservation to evade a head-on smash with the Peugeot.
The pensioner was taken to Penrith Police Station for questioning following the incident and the Crown Prosecution Service will now decide if she should be charged. The Crown Prosecution Service will now decide if she should be charged.