Trooper stops wrong-way driver on Phoenix freeway: DPS

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An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper was hospitalized after using their patrol car to stop a woman from driving the wrong way on a Phoenix freeway.

DPS says the incident happened near the Loop 202 and 44th Street after a woman exited the freeway and then tried to get back on going the wrong way.

The trooper rear-ended the woman's vehicle, causing her to spin out and hit another car.

The driver of that third car was not hurt.

The trooper and the alleged wrong-way driver suffered minor injuries. 

No further details were released by DPS.

An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper was hospitalized after using their patrol car to stop a woman from driving the wrong way on a Phoenix freeway.

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