Pittsburg police officers arrested the man a short distance from the crash scene. The man was hospitalized after the crash, but he was released that day, Lane said. Marshal’s Service for another unrelated case, according to officials. Adam Lane said Friday that the 53-year-old Richmond resident who drove the wrong way was arrested on suspicion of murder driving the wrong way resulting in injury or death and driving with a suspended license.Ī spokesman for the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office said there was no additional information Friday about the case. The Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office released his identity Friday.ĬHP spokesman Ofcr.
James Kuang, 50, was driving east on Highway 4 on Tuesday near the Railroad Avenue exit when a Dodge Durango going west in the eastbound lanes slammed into his Honda, the CHP said. “You might not even realize you’re going the wrong way down a one-way street, but having that passenger could be that extra set of eyes to help keep you safe,” Jenkins said.Īlong with alcohol impairment and driving without a passenger, AAA says another factor is age.ĭriver over 70 are more at risk for wrong way driving, even if they spend less time on the road.įatigue, compromised vision, and confusion can all play a role.PITTSBURG - Authorities have identified a Fremont man who died in a wrong-way collision on a Contra Costa County highway that officials suspect was caused by driving under the influence. If you’re new to the area, a good idea is to have a passenger. Sunday, Paul Siverson spotted a driver on the 405, the highway connecting Titusville to Kennedy Space Center. He noted that in the Ethiopian Airlines crash in March 2019, a faulty angle of attack sensor went from 12 degrees to 70 degrees in less than a second. That should go without saying at this point,” Jenkins said.ĪAA also says don’t drive if you’re tired. “If want to avoid becoming a wrong way driver, don’t drive impaired. Brent Allen Edgecomb, 37, of Lenexa, was traveling westbound in. Based on a risk analysis, 520 off-ramps were found to be in WWD hotspots. All 1,447 off-ramps (1,282 service off-ramps and 165 system-to-system off-ramps) on the State Highway System were analyzed. Researchers looked at a number of factors that contributed to wrong-way driving. Alcohol impairment was a major contributor.Įarlier this month, Tampa Police officer Jesse Madsen died when police say he intentionally veered into the path of a wrong-way driver to protect others on I-275. Police say the driver, who was from Colorado, was only in town for less than 12 hours. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified Mark Layne Pudwill, 55, of Topeka, as the driver going the wrong way on I-70 Friday morning. Countermeasures During FDOT’s statewide study, off-ramps were identified that could be associated with higher rates of WWD entries. During that same time period in Florida, 135 people were killed, that’s approximately 34 deaths a year. Sunday, Paul Siverson spotted a driver on the 405, the highway connecting Titusville to Kennedy Space Center, going the wrong way. Those number are up 34% from previous years, averaging 500 deaths a year. New research shows between 20, more than 2,000 people died from wrong way crashes on divided highways nationwide. You hear that there are so many other that were not so fortunate and that’s what’s incredibly heartbreaking,” Jenkins said.
“What’s so sad is that you hear these numbers, these statics. New data from AAA paints a heartbreaking picture of what’s happening on the highway. “If we did not dodge them at the last second, I would not be sitting here talking to you right now,” AAA Spokesman Mark Jenkins said. The President’s Day Weekend ski traffic was made even worse by the driver of a stolen car heading the. Alcohol impairment was a major contributor Crash caused by wrong way driver on I-70 creates.Researchers looked at a number of contributing factors.Wrong-way driving deaths on the rise, AAA data shows DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) - A wrong-way driver triggered a chain-reaction crash Saturday night, shutting down part of Highway 70 in Durham near Cheek Road.
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