Overview
- A white Renault Sandero drove several meters in the wrong direction on the Panamericana to reach an exit, a maneuver captured on video and shared widely on social media.
- The sequence occurred in heavy, peak-hour traffic on the highway and forced other drivers into sudden evasive moves that could have caused head-on collisions.
- Local outlets reported that the driver was accompanied and used the slow lane to reach the off-ramp instead of continuing to a safer exit.
- Coverage has focused on the footage and public alarm over the risk the maneuver posed, and reporters say no sanctions or official updates about the driver were released at the time.
- The incident highlights the particular danger of wrong-way driving on high-speed roads where closing distances and high speeds leave little time to react.