GUILDERLAND — A Schenectady man was trying to enter the Thruway exit ramp in Guilderland in the early morning hours of Nov. 14, police say, when he hit an SUV exiting the ramp.

Field sobriety tests and a preliminary breath test were both positive for alcohol, according to a release from the State Police.

In addition to driving while intoxicated, Owen J. Abraham, 30, was charged with driving the wrong direction on one-way street, driving on shoulders or slopes of a controlled-access highway, failure to keep right, improper entrance or exit from controlled highway, moving from lane unsafely, failure to obey traffic-control device, speed not reasonable and prudent, crossing road hazard markings, reckless driving, and conduct which interferes with orderly and safe flow of traffic.

The release said events unfolded this way: At about 4:12 a.m., Abraham, driving a 2022 Honda Pilot SUV tried to enter the Thruway exit 25 ramp when he collided head-on with a 2014 BMW SUV that was exiting the Thruway ramp.

Abraham was taken to Ellis Hospital with lacerations to his left leg and then transferred to Albany Medical Center for further treatment.

The three occupants of the BMW were transported to Albany Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries.

The right lane of the ramp was blocked for several hours while the vehicles were towed and the scene cleared.

The release concluded by urging drivers to use the STOP-DWI Have a Plan app, which allows users to contact a taxi service or ride share, program a designated-driver list, or report a suspected impaired driver.