Wrong-Way Driver Arrested In St. Pete

A man has been arrested and charged with DUI after he was spotted driving the wrong way on a St. Petersburg street.

According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, at about 12:15 a.m. Saturday, 28-year-old Peter Favara of St. Pete was driving his 2012 Chrysler eastbound in the westbound lanes of 4th Avenue North and was getting on the westbound I-375 ramp the wrong way.

Favara was quickly stopped by an officer and further investigation would reveal that he had a blood alcohol level of .248.