Driver arrested in Barakaldo after wrong-way crash with stolen car

The Ertzaintza (Basque police) arrested a 24-year-old driver early Friday morning on the Supersur highway in Barakaldo. The man was driving a car stolen hours earlier in Getxo against the flow of traffic and tested positive for cocaine. He has eight previous arrests.

The Ertzaintza detained the **24-year-old** driver on the **Supersur** highway in **Barakaldo** in the early hours of Friday after he crashed while driving against traffic in a stolen vehicle. The man tested positive for cocaine and was taken to police headquarters.

## Stolen car from Algorta and lowered barriers

Highway workers alerted the Ertzaintza at **00:00** on Thursday night after spotting a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction on the Supersur towards Cantabria. To stop him, workers lowered the tunnel barriers. The driver could not avoid them and collided with one.

After stopping the car inside the tunnel, the suspect got out and continued on foot until officers arrived. The regional police confirmed the car had been stolen hours earlier in the **Algorta** neighborhood of **Getxo** and showed damage from the collision with the barriers.

## Cocaine positive and eight prior arrests

Upon substance testing, the driver tested positive for cocaine. He was arrested for suspected offenses against road safety and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The detainee has **eight previous arrests** by the Ertzaintza and remained in custody pending legal proceedings.

The case involves multiple abusa in a single night: driving without a valid license due to theft, driving against traffic, and being under the influence of narcotics. The investigation continues, and the classification of the facts rests with the judicial authority.