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Thursday, March 6, 2014Area:
Houston, TXA man is dead after driving the wrong way and crashing into an 18-wheeler.
According to the Houston Police Department, a man was driving a white Chevy Silverado pickup truck around 10:00 p.m. Friday.
The man somehow got on the westbound feeder lanes of I-10 going eastbound, the wrong direction
The driver then slammed head-on into an 18-wheeler going westbound.
The 25-year-old driver of the pickup truck was trapped in the truck and had to be extricated once police arrived.
He was taken to Hermann Memorial Hospital by Lifeflight in critical condition, where he later died.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014Area:
Salt Lake City, UTA man and woman were behind bars after a high-speed police chase ended with a crash in southwest Salt Lake County early Thursday morning.
West Jordan police Sgt. Dan Roberts said the chase began at 7800 S. Redwood Road, where police say the woman driver blew through a red light. The ensuing pursuit wound through residential areas and eventually onto Bangerter Highway, where the car ended up going the wrong way.
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Thursday, February 27, 2014Area:
Portland, OR6-year-old boy died and three other people were hospitalized Friday following a wrong-way car crash on Interstate 5 just north of Vancouver. The accident happened just before 2 p.m. when an 84-year-old Vancouver man driving south in the northbound portion of I-5 crashed head-on into a car driven by a La Center woman who had two children in her vehicle. Gage W. Musgrave was driving a white 2005 Toyota Avalon, according to the Washington State Patrol accident report, when he collided with a 2008
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014Area:
Detroit, MIA man from Byron Center was killed in a three-vehicle crash that happened Thursday afternoon on the east side of the state.
Dick Allen Versendaal, 76, was killed when his SUV hit a pickup truck around 3:30 p.m. on Van Dyke Avenue in Bruce Township, which is about 40 miles north of Detroit.
Witnesses said Versendaal was driving the wrong way on the street when hit the pickup head-on, according to Michigan State Police.
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Saturday, February 22, 2014Area:
San Diego, CAA person was killed early Sunday during a wrong-way crash involving two vehicles on state Route 94 in central San Diego.
The crash occurred at about 2:16 a.m. on eastbound SR-94 east of Federal Boulevard.
According to the California Highway Patrol, a suspected drunken driver was behind the wheel of a black BMW that entered the wrong side of the freeway and slammed into a black Nissan Sentra, killing the other driver instantly.
The BMW's driver and passenger were both transported to Scripps Mercy Hospital. The extent of their injuries and their conditions were unknown.
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Friday, February 21, 2014Area:
Riverside, CADrunk driving is believed to be the cause of a deadly wrong-way crash involving three vehicles in the Winchester area of Riverside County Saturday night.
The fatal incident occurred at the intersection of Leon Road and Domenigoni Parkway around 10:10 p.m.
Gerardo Cornejo, 20, of Nuevo was driving a 1994 Honda Civic westbound in the eastbound lane when he slammed head-on into a 2007 Suzuki RX4. That's when the 20-year-old spun around, and was hit by a Dodge Ram pickup truck.
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Thursday, February 20, 2014Area:
Portland, ORA man was killed and several other people injured after a driver heading the wrong way down Highway 431 in Longview, Wash. caused a four-vehicle wreck Friday night, police said. Around 6:40 p.m., someone called 911 reporting a vehicle driving the wrong direction on Tennant Way. Less than a minute later, police learned four vehicles had wrecked in the 500 block of Tennant Way and one person was dead. Brett Dawdy, 47, of Longview was killed in the crash. Dawdy’s wife and teenage daughter were seriously injured and taken to the hospital.
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Thursday, February 13, 2014Area:
Kansas City, MOA Kansas City man is dead after a wrong-way crash Friday night on Interstate 70 and Highway 40.
Police said before 11:30 p.m. a Silver Chevy Malibu entered the highway from an exit ramp and was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-70.
A semi-trailer truck was traveling east on I-70 and was unable to avoid the car resulting in a collision.
Police said the driver of the car who was impaired by alcohol is in critical condition at an area hospital.
According to police, the passenger, 35-year old Karl Silvey, died at the scene.
The driver of the semi did not suffer any injuries.
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Saturday, February 8, 2014Police say the Swartz Creek teen, 18, was driving south on the northbound lanes about 10:15 p.m. Feb. 9 when he crashed into an oncoming car, killing Bailey-Collins and injuring her 11-year-old son and her new husband. Bryan Collins, 28, was listed in fair condition while her 11-year-old son was in critical condition, police said. The Swartz Creek teen, who police believe got on the freeway at Hill Road, was treated for minor injuries, according to police. A Mundy Township Detective said the teen is in police custody.
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Saturday, February 8, 2014Area:
Los Angeles, CASix people were killed, including a family of four, when a wrong-way driver crashed in Los Angeles County early Sunday.
Authorities responded to the crash around 4:40 a.m. on the 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A woman driving a red Camaro, later Identified as Olivia Carolee Culbreath 21, crashed into two other vehicles, officials said. A family of four was killed in the wreck.
Two other people died while being taken to a hospital in Irvine.
Authorities said the woman is in critical condition, and that she may have been intoxicated when she crashed.