Mao Wei

Shanghai television host Mao Wei has been detained on drunk driving charges after driving for several kilometers on the wrong side of a main downtown freeway, newspapers said Wednesday.

A blood test showed Mao had a blood alcohol level four times over the legal limit, the Shanghai Daily said.

Mao was stopped by police at about 2:30 a.m. Monday on the Inner Ring Road, an elevated highway that circles the densely packed downtown, newspapers said. Despite being in the wrong lane, he sped off again after answering a few questions, but was finally arrested at 4:00 a.m. in a downtown area, the reports said.

Mao, who presents a reality show for aspiring comedians on local TV faces 10 days in detention, a 1,000 yuan (US$127) fine, and a three-month suspension of his driver's license, the paper said.