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William Keith Sanders, 32, killed and Tami Renay Thompson, 24, critically injured after wrong-way crash on SR-20 in Hawthorne, Florida

Date: 
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Area: 
Gainesville, FL
Sanders died at the scene of the crash while Thompson was taken to UF Health Shands Hospital with severe injuries.

Woman in critical condition after head-on collision on East Colfax Avenue in Aurora, Colorado

Date: 
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Area: 
Denver, CO
Two cars were traveling westbound on East Colfax Avenue near Macon Street in the left lane when a man suspected of drunk driving was traveling eastbound on the wrong side of the road. Investigators said excessive speed was suspected as a factor in the crash.

Man killed in wrong-way crash with semi truck on Interstate 10 near Quartzsite, Arizona

Date: 
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Area: 
Phoenix, AZ
A man wanted by police on domestic violence charges died when he traveled the wrong way on Interstate 10 and slammed head-on into a semi-trailer. The victim's name hasn't been released yet. No information was available on the condition of the truck driver.

Dr. David Briones, 57, and Noel Alvardo, 30, killed in head-on wrong-way collision in Seminole County, FL

Date: 
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Area: 
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL
Both of the drivers were killed in the head-on crash. It is still unknown why Alvardo was going the wrong way on SR 417.

Edward Jose Duran, 23, killed in wrong way crash on Interstate 275 in Tampa, Florida

Date: 
Friday, August 15, 2014
Area: 
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the driver who was killed early Friday in the third wrong-way crash on Interstate 275 this year. The wrong-way driver was Edward Jose Duran, 23, of Green Ridge Drive in Tampa, the FHP said Saturday. Investigators said Duran was driving his 1997 Honda Accord about 2:44 a.m. the wrong way against southbound traffic on the highway near downtown and struck an ambulance with two attendants but no patients. Duran died at the scene and the two people in the ambulance suffered minor injuries.

Richard Christopher, 32, and James DeVito, 59, killed in head-on wrong way crash on New York State Thruway in Suffern, New York

Date: 
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Area: 
New York, NY
Police say an off-duty NYPD officer driving the wrong way on the state Thruway north of New York City crashed head on with another vehicle, killing both drivers. New York state police say the two vehicles collided in Suffern just before 7 a.m. Tuesday. There were no passengers. They say 32-year-old NYPD officer Richard Christopher, of Suffern, was driving a blue pickup truck southbound in the northbound lanes. Police say the pickup hit an SUV driven by 59-year-old James DeVito, of Airmont. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.

Justin Romo, 19, killed in collision with wrong-way driver Tyler Thompson, 26, on 210 Freeway in Azusa, California

Date: 
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Area: 
Los Angeles, CA

A 19-year-old man was killed early Saturday morning when a wrong-way driver suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol collided with his car on the westbound 210 Freeway in Azusa.

Justin Romo, 19, of El Monte, was killed in the collision. A 16-year-old passener sustained moderate injuries and was taken to County-USC Medical Center, according to California Highway Patrol.

 

 

 

Roy Blair, 75, dies in wrong-way crash on Interstate 44 in Stanton, Missouri

Date: 
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Area: 
St. Louis, MO

A 75-year-old Richmond Heights man was killed after traveling the wrong way on Interstate 44 in Stanton, Missouri early Wednesday morning. Authorities said Roy Blair was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 44 when a car swerved to avoid him, sideswiping into a tractor trailer. Police said Blair continued driving, striking two other vehicles. 

Norman Mello, 42, killed in motorcycle crash with wrong-way driver on Interstate 95 in South Beach, Florida

Date: 
Friday, July 18, 2014
Area: 
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL

The family of a man who was killed by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 95 on Saturday has more questions than answers about what led up to the deadly crash. Norman Mello, 42, was headed south on I-95 on his motorcycle Saturday evening. That’s when Florida Highway Patrol said Varissa Vargas, 20, was driving the wrong way in the express lanes between State Road 836 (Dolphin Expressway) and Highway 112. 

Bobby D. Jarrett, 50, killed in head-on crash on East Stone Drive in Kingsport, Tennessee

Date: 
Friday, July 18, 2014
Area: 
Tri-Cities, TN-VA
Kingsport police believe speed and alcohol use played a role in a fatal head-on collision Saturday morning on East Stone Drive that left one man dead and two other people with possible injuries. The deceased was identified by the Kingsport Police Department as Bobby D. Jarrett, 50, of Church Hill. According to police reports, Jarrett was traveling eastbound in a 2007 Kia Spectra on East Stone Drive in the vicinity of Tyson Lane when he was struck head-on by a 2006 Honda Accord driven by Samuel G. Huffine, 27, of Kingsport.