Wrong-way Collisions By Drunk Drivers Leads to Lawsuits

Wrong way driver arrested after accident
Terre Haute Tribune Star
TERRE HAUTE - A Terre Haute man faces criminal charges after driving the wrong way on Interstate 70 this morning, resulting in an accident. Derek Tarrh, 26, was arrested at the crash scene and taken to the Vigo County jail on charges of driving while ...

Two lorries hit by wrong-way driver in Aberdeen
BBC News
A woman has admitted driving the wrong way down the slip road of a busy dual carriageway and crashing into two lorries. Shazida Begum's dangerous driving was captured on camera by a device fitted in one of the lorries her car hit. ...

Wrong-way driver on I-82 causes two crashes
Yakima Herald-Republic
A suspected drunken driver was taken to the hospital after Washington State Patrol troopers said he caused two collisions by driving the wrong direction on the freeway late Thursday. The two victims were not injured, troopers said in a news release. ...

Wrong-way driver heads straight into DUI charges: Medina Police Blotter
Plain Dealer
By Sun News staff UNDER INFLUENCE, WADSWORTH ROAD: Police witnessed a vehicle driving in the wrong direction down Wadsworth Road in the oncoming traffic lane around 2:40 am Oct. 13. Officers stopped the vehicle and determined that the driver, ...

Wrong-way driver causes deadly accident on M-10 in Southfield
WXYZ
(WXYZ) - Investigators are trying to piece together a messy scene after a wrong-way driver caused an early morning accident. It happened around 4:15 Sunday morning on M-10 near the Lahser exit in Southfield. More than one person died, but so far police ...

Police Log: Wrong-Way Driver, Intoxicated Men
Patch.com
By Mary MacDonald Milford police responded to a variety of incidents Monday into Tuesday, according to the dispatch log, including a report of an intoxicated man who had just left a hair salon, and an incident involving an elderly man driving a large ...

Police Continue Search For Wrong-Way Driver In Queens Bar Owner's Death
CBS New York
His cab had only gone a few blocks when a wrong-way driver crashed into the vehicle on the service road of the Long Island Expressway. The driver of the other vehicle fled the scene and police are now searching for that individual. ...

Bayside Police Cite Wrong Way Driver for OWI and Obstruction
Patch.com
Just before 11 pm Oct. 10, a resident called 911 to report a driver "swerving all over the place" on Fairy Chasm Road, continually changing speeds from "9 to 35 mph" and driving on the wrong side of the road. While the caller continued to describe the ...

Wrong-way freeway driver charged with DUI
The Union of Grass Valley
A woman reportedly driving the wrong way on the Golden Center Freeway through Grass Valley - narrowly avoiding a head-on collision with an oncoming car - was charged with driving under the influence Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol ...

11th wrong-way driver in Milwaukee County has been arrested - 620 ...
Lenear Sanders Jr. was arrested just after 1:30 Wednesday morning after a witness called 9-1-1 and spotted him driving the wrong way on US45 with car damage.

Wrong-way driver receives suspended sentence | Prague Monitor
Wrong-way driver receives suspended sentence. ČTK |. 18 October 2011. Mlada Boleslav, Central Bohemia, Oct 17 (CTK) - Swiss driver Sascha Spataro was given a three-year prison sentence with a five-year probation for riding in the ...

Wrong way driver blamed for fatal accident in Floyd County - KWWL ...
A wrong way driver is believed to be the cause of an accident that killed the driver and another person on Thursday morning.

Wrong-way driver charged with DWI
Buffalo News
By Maki Becker A 51-year-old Town of Wales man was charged early today with driving while intoxicated after he drove the wrong way on the Aurora Expressway, the Erie County Sheriff's office said. Deputies stopped a 1992 Chevrolet on Olean Road in the ...

Police: Wrong-way driver involved in Tuesday crash had no valid license
Orlando Sentinel
By Anika Myers Palm, Orlando Sentinel AnOrlando man accused of driving the wrong way on a major street and stricking an oncoming vehicle Tuesday morning does not have a valid driver license, according to the Orlando Police Department. ...

Wrong-way driver on I-94 pleads guilty to 3rd drunken driving offense
AnnArbor.com
An Ann Arbor man who was arrested after driving the wrong way down Interstate 94 in Pittsfield Township while intoxicated pleaded guilty to his third drunken driving offense, according to court records. Scott Dean, 46, pleaded guilty this week to ...

Police Log: Wrong-Way Drivers, Road Rage
Patch.com
By Mary MacDonald Police responded to numerous problems on the roads, according to the overnight log, including reports of an elderly couple driving on the wrong side of Prospect Street, and that a car had hit a house on Depot Street. ...

Death of wrong-way driver in fatal I-88 crash ruled a suicide
Suburban Life Publications
By Anonymous The death of the man who allegedly drove the wrong way on I-88, causing an accident that killed two Elmhurst residents Aug. 6, has been ruled a suicide. William A. Howe, 43, of Naperville, was pronounced dead at 4:29 pm Friday at Loyola ...

Wrong way driver causes crash
MyFoxOrlando.com
(WOFL FOX 35) - Orlando Police are investigating an overnight crash where the driver was going the wrong way on the road. Officials say it happened just after 1:00 am Tuesday when a driver was heading the wrong way on LB McLeod and John Young Parkway ...

APD: Driver who hit officer was over legal limit
The Seattle Times
Fulling was driving a rental sedan north on the southbound side of the highway, police said. Hughes was responding to reports about the wrong-way driver when the crash occurred. Hughes tried to veer out of the way, but Fulling's sedan hit the cruiser ...

FHP: Wrong way drunk driver kills motorist on SR 528
Orlando Sentinel
By Arelis R. Hernández, Orlando Sentinel An Orlando man is dead after he was struck by a drunk driver traveling the wrong way on State Road 528 Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Louchon Burnard Jackson, 45, of Orlando was ...

Burr Ridge Police Ticket Driver for DUI, Driving Wrong Way on Road
Patch.com
By Ken Manson A 37-year-old Burbank man was ticketed by Burr Ridge police for driving under the influence of alcohol at Route 83 and 91 st St at about 2:21 am Sept. 24. Boguslaw Pawlikowski of 8223 S. Meade also was ticketed for driving the wrong way ...

2 injured in wrong-way wreck on I-85 in DeKalb
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Joel Provano Two people were seriously injured early Thursday when a wrong-way driver collided head-on with a car on I-85 in DeKalb County. DeKalb police dispatchers received numerous calls starting around 2 am of a car driving north in the ...

APD: Driver who hit officer was over legal limit - seattlepi.com
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A Washington state man charged in a wrong-way collision in Alaska that severely injured an Anchorage police officer was driving with a blood-alcohol content of almost three times the legal limit, according to the ...

Wrong way driver crash on I-85 leaves one critical - CBS Atlanta 46
At least one person is in critical condition after a crash involving a wrong way driver on I-85 South at Clairmont Road in DeKalb County.

Wrong-way driver on I-94 pleads guilty to 3rd drunken driving offense
An Ann Arbor man who was arrested after driving the wrong way down Interstate 94 in Pittsfield Township while intoxicated pleaded guilty to his third drunken ...

Wrong-way driver on U.S. 131 causes crashes, witnesses report ...
A wrong-way driver has caused multiple crashes on southbound U.S. 131 around noon, dispatch reports say.

Wrong Way Driver - FOX 17
A wrong-way driver caused some hair-raising moments on southbound US-131 Monday, but police managed to pull the driver over.

Wrong-way driver arrested after hitting motorcyclist in Dallas | wfaa ...
A driver is under investigation for driving under intoxication after an overnight crash near Fair Park in Dallas.