Part 13 of 20 - Wrong-way Interstate Collisions, “How many distractions are there in this car?”
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wrong-way collisions,
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Iowa,
I-80,
I-35,
I-235,
I-29,
I90,
I-5,
I-680,
I-370,
I-380
Shropshire, England – July 2009 – M-54, wrong-way driver noted to be an elderly man, but no age was given.
Columbus, Ohio - I-270 wrong-way driver strikes two other vehicles early on a Saturday morning, about 1:25 A.M.
Madrid, Spain – July 2009 – A 40-year-old man died as a result of a wrong-way driver hitting him head-on on the M-50 at about 5:30 pm; three cars were involved.
Dexter, Michigan – July 2009 – I-94 between Baker and Zeeb roads. A diabetic who works for the Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Department entered the highway going the wrong way. Low blood sugar is believed to have caused the driver to not be aware of what he was doing. No serious injuries were noted although the driver did hit several cars while going the wrong way.
Salem, New Hampshire – July 2009 – I-93 off-ramp, there is only one mentioned, was the location of this wrong-way collision at 2:35 a.m. The driver was charged with driving while intoxicated.
Grants Pass, Oregon – July 2009 – An I-5 wrong-way crash lead to the death of one man but caused a four-car crash. The police were dispatched at 11:37 p.m. to I-5 to investigate a southbound driver in the northbound lanes eventually finding the crash around milepost 53. The driver, Malcolm H. Armstrong, 81, was listed as a missing/endangered person to memory-related problems. The driver that died was not the wrong-way driver.