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Wrong-way Drivers Collide in New York, California and Canada

Syracuse, NY – July 2009 – Three people died, wrong-way driver on Route 481, 60-year-old male.  The at-fault driver had an 82-year-old passenger who also didn’t realize they were traveling the wrong way. The driver of the car they struck was 27-years-old and died in the collision.  City of Fulton, New York – July 2009 – Route 481 is the roadway that a driver drove the wrong-way for over 17 miles speeding along before crashing with another vehicle.  The 60-year-old driver was driving south in the northbound lanes of travel.  The police received 16 emergency calls about this car that was going the wrong-way while Oswego County received 23 phone calls.  Channel 9 WSYR also covered this story and has video, both edited and raw footage available for viewing.

Chiriaco Summit, California – July 2009 -  I-10, 2:05 A.M., 90-year-old driver and his wife passenger escaped serious injury when their pickup truck driving westbound in the eastbound slow lane collided head-on with a semi-truck. The Ford pickup hit the semi-truck head-on even though the semi driven by a Missouri man swerved towards the fast lane in an attempt to avoid the collision sideswiped a van and ended up in the median. 

Canada – Highway 99 – July 2009 -  entered from highway 10 – heading southbound on the northbound freeway lanes – 84-year-old woman – the only fatality was the wrong-way driver; all others were injured but not severely – one crash occurred on the other side of the highway when a driver attempting to avoid the wrong-way driver crossed the median striking oncoming motorists.  Highway closed for six hours. Speed was 100 km/hr.

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