Allegedly impaired driver arrested after head-on crash on Highway 401 in Milton

An allegedly impaired driver was arrested Monday morning after he drove in the wrong direction on Highway 401 in Milton, leading to a head-on crash, provincial police say.

The collision happened around 6 a.m. near the exit for Guelph Line, according to OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt.

All westbound lanes of the highway were closed for several hours for the police investigation, but have since reopened.

The driver taken into custody is a man in his 30s, Schmidt said. He was charged with impaired driving, dangerous driving and having a blood alcohol in excess of the legal limit, the OPP said in a later tweet about the crash.

A passenger in the other vehicle was taken to hospital with serious injuries, the OPP said.