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A woman who was driving the wrong way on Interstate 80 when she collided with another vehicle in December has been charged with drunken driving.
Eliza Ruth Van Orman, 34, of Bountiful, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with third-degree felony driving under the influence, class A misdemeanor reckless endangerment and failure to operate on the right side of a one-way street.
A $25,000 arrest warrant was issued for Van Orman.
On Dec. 20 at about 3 a.m., Van Orman was reported driving her Nissan Versa northbound into southbound traffic on I-215 near 5000 South, according to charges.
As troopers closed in, she switched onto I-80, again traveling against traffic, this time westbound in the eastbound lanes.
Near 2300 East, the Nissan struck an eastbound van, whose driver suffered injuries that included a broken leg.
Van Orman, who also was taken to a hospital, had a blood alcohol level of 0.23 — which is nearly three times Utah's legal limit for driving, according to charges.