MSP Responds to Wrong Way Driver in Wells

On Saturday, October 12, 2024, at approximately 1:15 AM, Troop G received reports of a wrong way driver traveling southbound in the northbound lanes near mile marker 16 in Wells. Troopers, along with York and Kittery Police immediately responded to the area. York Police were able to locate the vehicle, a white Chevy Equinox, traveling southbound in the northbound lanes near mile marker ten. York PD along with members from Troop G were able to successfully stop the vehicle near mile marker six in York. Prior to police locating the vehicle, a passing motorist crashed near mile marker eleven northbound while attempting to avoid the wrong way driver. The victim of that crash did not sustain any injuries. The wrong way driver, later identified as 58-year-old Timothy Willis of Glastonbury, CT was arrested and charged with Operating Under the Influence. The incident remains under investigation.