Late night drivers on Highway 218 may have noticed a strange sight on Monday, as many called to report a wrong-way driver. Reports stated that a vehicle was going southbound in the northbound lanes. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office responded just after 9:00pm and located the vehicle in the 1400-grid of Highway 218.
A traffic stop was performed, and the driver was identified as Jannette Vermeiere, 55 of Rock Island, Illinois. Unsurprisingly, it was determined that she was under the influence of alcohol. Vermeire was arrested for OWI, 1 Offense, Open Container, and Driving on Wrong Side of Two-Way Highway. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa State Patrol.