Wrong-Way Driver Killed in Head-On Collision | Tustin

10.03.2022 | 2:18 AM | TUSTIN – Multiple reports of a wrong way driver driving northbound in southbound lanes of SR-55 ( Costa Mesa Freeway ) starting around the I-405.

The Prius driving the wrong way took the HOV transition the wrong way for the southbound I-5 ( Santa Ana Freeway ) to the southbound SR-22.

About a quarter of the way up the transition road, the Prius collided head on with a Subaru Outback.

Arriving units from the California Highway Patrol and Orange County Fire Authority found two injured parties.

The injured were transported to a local hospital in unknown condition.

The driver of the Prius was pronounced deceased at the scene by Firefighter Paramedics.

The crash is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol Santa Ana office.

The transition road has been closed and a Sig-Alert has been issued for an unknown duration of time.

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