Alleged wrong-way driver Kevin Vanarkel, 36, crashes into tractor trailer on Highway 99 in Sacramento, California
Modified Date:
Wed, 09/02/2015 - 10:05amAccident Date:
Thursday, July 30, 2015Suspected drunken driver going wrong-way slams into big rig on Highway 99
Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call the California Highway Patrol at 916-861-1300.
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No one was seriously injured Thursday night when a man traveling the wrong way on Highway 99 crashed into a commercial truck at 47th Avenue in Sacramento. Authorities believe the driver, Kevin Vanarkel, 36, had been drinking when he entered the Capital City Freeway at 11:35 p.m. Thursday in the wrong direction. A CHP officer tried to stop Vanarkel drove toward the slow lanes where he crashed head-on with a big rig at 47th Avenue. Vanarkel was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries. Luckily the big rig driver was not injured.
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Type: Car Accident
Topics:
Wrong-way CrashPeople Involved:
Kevin Vanarkel
Roadway:
Highway 99City:
Sacramento, CACounty:
Sacramento County, CA
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