A truckie who allegedly drove on the wrong side of a Melbourne freeway for at least 15 kilometres faces multiple charges.
Motorists saw the semi-trailer slowly travelling south in the north-bound lanes of the Hume Freeway about 4.30am on Wednesday.
The driver ignored initial directions from police to pull over but was eventually stopped in Campbellfield.
"We were pretty keen to get this truck stopped, certainly before he headed to the (Metropolitan) Ring Road," Sergeant Dean Pickering said.
"If the truck got onto the Ring Road it may have been a fairly horrible situation for a lot of people."
The 64-year-old Shepparton man has been charged with six offences, including two counts of conduct endangering life, driving in a dangerous manner and driving while impaired.
He allegedly returned a positive reading in a roadside drug test and officers are awaiting the results of blood analysis before deciding if he faces any additional charges, police said.
They say the truck may have been involved in an earlier collision, as it had damage to its mirrors and grill.
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