Crime & Safety
Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Highway 37 Crash
The wrong-way driver was reported at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday on eastbound SR-37. Six minutes later, the head-on collision was reported, CHP said.
NORTH BAY, CA — A woman who was driving a vehicle the wrong-way Tuesday night on eastbound state Highway 37 in Marin County was killed and the motorist she struck in a head-on collision suffered minor injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The wrong-way driver was reported at about 9:20 p.m. on eastbound Highway 37 in Novato near the Petaluma River bridge, CHP Officer Damian Cistaro said.
The collision occurred on the transition to U.S. Highway 101 around 9:26 p.m., with a CHP patrol vehicle arriving at the scene soon after.
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The transition was closed for several hours as the CHP investigated the collision, but reopened at 12:37 a.m. Wednesday.
The motorist who was struck by the wrong-way vehicle wasn't identified and was transported to a hospital.
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— Bay City News Service
