Wrong-way Collision Day – March 3, 2011

It's wrong-way interstate driver-collision day here at the Lombardi Law Firm. I've collected a large assortment of wrong-way driver events from around the nation and then assembled them for you to browse. The causes are pretty straight forward, with alcohol being the numero uno reason. Age and inexperience aren't as prevalent as you might think. I'm sure if we knew more cell phone distractions would be right up there with alcohol related causes. So read on and call me if you have one and want to talk or need a lawyer's assistance. 515-222-1110 or sdlombardi@aol.com.

2 Killed As Wrong-Way Driver Causes E-470 Head-On Crash
KMGH Denver
Two people were killed Sunday night when a wrong-way driver on E-470 caused a head-on collision, the Colorado State Patrol said. About 8:24 pm on Sunday, a woman driving a Ford Taurus station wagon southbound in the northbound lanes of E-470 collided ...
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Wrong-way driver closes I-376 for an hour overnight
Tribune Review
By Pittsburgh Tribune-Review State Police say a Coraopolis woman was drunk and driving the wrong way on westbound Interstate 376 in Robinson early this morning when she clipped an oncoming vehicle, throwing herself from the car in the ensuing crash. ...
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Wrong-way driver leads to three-car pile-up
Warrnambool Standard
"The Queensland man will get a ticket for driving the wrong way and the two rear drivers who were involved in the accident are also expected to be issued with a penalty notice for driving too close to the car in front of them," he said. ...
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Man Killed Driving Wrong Way on Loop 338 in Odessa
NewsWest9.com
ODESSA - An Odessa man is dead after driving the wrong way down Loop 338 on Saturday night. DPS troopers say 49-year Raul Soliz of Odessa was driving a 2000 Ford Expedition south in the northbound lanes on Loop 338 around 9:45p.m. Saturday night. ...
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SALINE: Police Blotter: Police investigate possible bomb threat at middle ...
Heritage Newspapers
A few days later, officers arrested at 23-year-old Ann Arbor man for driving the wrong way on a one-way street. The officer saw the vehicle head southbound on Hall Road and then turn onto Michigan Avenue at about 1:30 am Feb. 13, according to reports. ...
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Wrong way drivers have researchers scrambling for prevention measures
WOAI
SAN ANTONIO - Wrong way drivers are causing deadly crashes in San Antonio and around the country. Most of the time the drivers are drunk, so you may think there's little that can be done to prevent wrong way driving. But as News 4 WOAI Trouble Shooter ...
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Wrong-way driver's troubled past
KASA
Police said Monica Sena,39, was speeding the wrong-way in the west bound lanes near Rio Grande Boulevard around midnight Friday, when she slammed into Jose Cardenas, 32, killing him instantly. In 2006, she tried to smuggle cocaine in from Mexico and ...
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Driver Dies After Driving the Wrong Way on Loop 338 2/19/11
KOSA
DPS troopers on the scene tell CBS 7 an SUV was driving southbound in the northbound lane, the driver was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. West Loop 338 northbound was closed at the 42nd street intersection. ...
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UPDATE | Everett motorist dies driving wrong way on I-5 near Marysville
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The Washington State Patrol received the first of three cell phone calls reporting a driver heading the wrong way on I-5 at approximately 5:13 am, according to Trooper Keith Leary. "Shortly after troopers were dispatched to locate the vehicle, ...
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Father Crusades For Tougher DUI Penalties
KOKI FOX 23
The drunk driver was heading the wrong way on the highway, but that's not what upset Erin's father most. "He had a whole series of DUI convictions going back about eight years, maybe more," Dr. Swezey told FOX23. Both Erin and the drunk driver died ...
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Wrong-way driver killed in I5 Marysville crash
Seattle Times
A wrong-way driver was killed and two other drivers injured in a collision on Interstate 5 at Marysville that blocked the southbound lanes Friday morning for four hours. The Associated Press A wrong-way driver was killed and two other drivers injured ...
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Wrong-way driver blamed for I5 Marysville crash
Seattle Times
A wrong-way driver is suspected of causing a fatal crash on Interstate 5 at Marysville. The Associated Press A wrong-way driver is suspected of causing a fatal crash on Interstate 5 at Marysville. Washington State Patrol Trooper Keith Leary says ...
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Wrong-way driver clocked at 170 km/h
CottageCountryNow.ca
OPP Insp. Ed Medved said phone calls from motorists alerted police to the wrong-way driver. Just after 6:30 pm, officers observed the suspect vehicle heading the right way toward Gravenhurst. The Mazda automobile was clocked in excess of 170 kilometres ...
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Wrong-way accident questioned
KASA
ALBUQUERUQE (KRQE) - Police are looking into how, where and why a wrong-way driver got on Interstate 40 and caused a deadly wreck. Monica Sena, 39, was Eastbound in the westbound lanes when she slammed into Jose Cardenas, 32, near Rio Grande Boulevard ...
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The Deadline Cafe: Episode 13
Patch.com
Like African meerkats standing sentry near their tunnels, the café patrons sitting at the windows watched the old red VW beetle lurch the wrong way down Sherman Avenue. Just as the driver, who the patrons could now see was a woman with a wild head of ...
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Wrong-way driver blamed for I-5 Marysville crash - Breaking News ...
A wrong-way driver was killed and two other drivers injured in a collision on Interstate 5 at Marysville that blocked the southbound lanes Friday morning for four hours.
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Wrong-way driver caught on video
The Union Leader
Lombardi said he got off the Route 101 at the closest exit in Auburn and got back on the highway on the eastbound side so he could follow the wrong-way driver and film the event. While traveling alongside the car, "We were doing a good 60, ...
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Wrong-way driver slams into two cars
Gilroy Dispatch
By Mark Powell A woman driving the wrong way down Monterey Road collided with two other vehicles Thursday night, sending herself and another driver to the hospital, according to the Gilroy Police Department. GPD Sgt. Greg Flippo said the woman, ...
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Irving officer who stopped wrong-way driver with patrol car talks
WFAA
by MONIKA DIAZ IRVING - The scene that played out on Loop 12 in Irving on Valentine's Day put drivers in a panic. A wrong-way driver was on the road, prompting several people to call 911. "He was coming towards me," said one 911 caller. ...
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Cop Who Stopped Wrong-Way Driver: I'm No Hero
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
By AMANDA FITZPATRICK An Irving police officer who rammed his cruiser into a wrong-way driver earlier this week says he's no hero. Officer Matthew Snell, a former Army medic, said he was prepared to take the risk of ending the chase. ...
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Elderly Woman Killed in Wrong Way Accident on I-40
My Fox 8
The driver tried to miss the accident but could not get out of the way in time. The driver was treated at the hospital for minor injuries. Alcohol was not a factor in Topa driving the wrong way, officials said. The Medical Examiner is investigating ...
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Wrong-Way Driver in December was Possible Suicide
Phoenix New Times (blog)
When officers first came to the scene, they found the Acura's driver, Kristen Roman, disoriented and bleeding profusely. She was 17 weeks pregnant and worried about the health of her unborn twins. Hospital officials later determined the twins hadn't ...
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NH police chase wrong-way car on major roadway
Boston Globe
AUBURN, NH-New Hampshire state police say it took seven cruisers from the state police and two local police departments to stop a driver first spotted traveling the wrong way on Route 101 in the town of Auburn. At about 8 pm Thursday state police ...
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Unusual plea deal eyed in fatal wrong way case
Newsday (subscription)
A Hempstead man accused of driving drunk the wrong way on the Long Island Expressway and striking and killing an airport shuttle driver may plead guilty to manslaughter in an unusual deal with Queens prosecutors, his lawyer said Thursday.

Wrong-way driver killed on I-15 was 85-year-old Las Vegas man ...
A man who died in a crash Saturday after driving the wrong way on Interstate 15 near Mesquite was identified Monday as 85-year-old Tomi Kawamoto of Las ...
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