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Robert Trimpe, 55, and William Betternberg, 75, killed in wrong-way car crash on I-395 in Alexandria, Virginia

Modified Date: 
Fri, 04/10/2015 - 4:18pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, April 9, 2015

Wrong-Way Driver Killed in I-395 Crash: PD

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or saw Trimpe's vehicle prior to the accident should call Virginia State Police at 703-845-6300.
Two drivers who died in a multiple-vehicle wrong-way crash in the HOV lanes of I-395. Robert Trimpe, 55, of Springfield was traveling northbound in the HOV lanes just before 10 p.m. Thursday when he crashed into a Toyota Avalon. The HOV lanes were traveling southbound at the time. The driver of an Infiniti collided with Trimpe's Honda CRV and the Avalon. Trimpe was pronounced deceased at the crash site. The driver of the Avalon, 75-year-old William Betternberg, died at a local hospital. The driver of the Infiniti suffered minor injuries. 
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Wrong-way Crash, Head-on
People Involved: 
Robert Trimpe
William Betternberg
Roadway: 
I-395
City: 
Alexandria, VA
County: 
Alexandria city, VA
Area: 
Washington, DC

Comments

Submitted by Robert K on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 4:59pm
How did Trompe even get on to I-395 going the wrong way?  How is that physically possible?  

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