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CBS News
4 days ago
- Automotive
- CBS News
Deadly wrong-way crash shuts down northbound I-294 in north Chicago suburb
A deadly crash shut down the northbound lanes on I-294 in Glenview, Illinois. According to Illinois State Police, a car was driving southbound in the northbound lanes and hit another car near Golf Road just before 2 a.m. The wrong-way driver was pronounced dead on the scene. A horrific, fiery wrong way crash between a car & box truck on NB I-294 north of Golf Road has left one person dead & closed NB 294 Dempster-Willow TFN. Use Milwaukee Ave, Waukegan Rd or the OB Edens/Route 41 . (Photos: Captured News). More at — Kris Habermehl (@KrisHabermehl) June 25, 2025 The driver and passenger of the car that was hit were taken to a local hospital. The extent of their injuries was not immediately released. All northbound lanes are shut down just north of Golf Road. Kris Habermehl recommends commuters use Milwaukee Avenue, Waukegan Road, or the outbound Edens/Route 41 as alternate routes. The cause of the crash is under investigation. This is a developing story.
CBS News
21-06-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Wrong-way crash on I-80 in Colfax kills 2 people
A wrong-way crash in Colfax killed two people early Saturday morning, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said. Around 6 a.m., the sheriff's office said a crash happened on eastbound Interstate 80, west of Highway 174. The sheriff's office has not yet said what vehicle the two people were inside of at the time of the crash or released any information about the driver. 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐈-𝟖𝟎 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐱 𝐃𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 All eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 are currently closed at Canyon... Posted by Placer County Sheriff's Office on Saturday, June 21, 2025 Eastbound I-80 is closed, and there was no estimated time of reopening.
CBS News
14-06-2025
- CBS News
One killed, two injured in wrong way crash in Colorado
The Colorado State Patrol is piecing together what happened when a driver heading the wrong way on Highway 76 reportedly caused a fatal crash Friday night. GMC damaged on front passenger side in wrong-way crash. Adams County Fire Rescue According to CSP, a GMC Sierra pickup truck, driven by a 62-year-old Denver resident, was driving east in the westbound lanes of Highway 76 near County Road MM3 just before 11 p.m. A woman driving a Honda west on the highway swerved to avoid the truck, but authorities said the truck's front passenger side struck the front passenger side of her car. The truck then rotated clockwise and rolled, coming to a rest in the road on its roof. The Honda reportedly continued east and drove off the road. CSP said the driver and passenger in the Honda were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. Honda damaged on front passenger side in fatal crash. Adams County Fire Rescue Authorities said the passenger in the Honda, a 44-year-old man from Thornton, was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The Honda driver and the driver of the Sierra were both taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. CSP said charges are pending, and the crash remains under investigation.
The Independent
12-06-2025
- The Independent
Wild police chase as man in back of pick-up hurls wooden boards at cops before multi-car wrong way crash on highway
A wild police chase in Ohio ended with a multi-car wrong-way crash on Interstate 75 which injured seven people. The pursuit began Thursday June 5 when the driver of a GMC Sierra, James Collins, refused to pull over when the Ohio State Highway Patrol tried to stop him for having no visible registration. Footage filmed by a police helicopter unit shows the chase through Montgomery County escalating as a passenger in the bed of the truck begins throwing wooden boards into the road in a desperate attempt to deter police. The truck ended up driving the wrong way down Interstate 75 where it eventually caused a six-vehicle pile-up. After the crash, all four people in the GMC took off on foot before eventually being caught by police. They are all now facing charges for drug possession and aggravated vehicular assault.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Driver who killed Las Vegas police officer was nearly 3 times legal limit in wrong-way crash
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A driver in the country illegally was nearly three times the legal limit when he killed a Las Vegas police officer in a wrong-way crash, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned. On Dec. 12, 2024, Fernando Jimenez-Jimenez, 31, collided with LVMPD Officer Colton Pulsipher, 29, killing both. Jimenez-Jimenez was driving a truck southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 15 near the Valley of Fire. A third driver was also injured in the crash when she collided with Jimenez-Jimenez's truck in the aftermath, documents said. Jimenez-Jimenez had a blood-alcohol level of 0.205, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained Monday. The threshold for Nevada police and prosecutors to establish fault in drunk-driving arrests is 0.08. Jimenez also had THC, the active psychoactive compound in marijuana products, in his system. Blood test results can take months, particularly when looking for advanced compounds, including THC. Jimenez-Jimenez, an undocumented immigrant, had applied for citizenship in 2020, but in 2021, an immigration judge in Texas ordered him removed from the country, an ICE spokesperson said in December. Jimenez-Jimenez entered the country illegally twice in 2019. Both times, ICE returned him to Mexico. Pulsipher, a husband and father of three, was off-duty and headed home at the time, police said. Investigators suspect Jimenez-Jimenez was traveling between 91 and 99 mph at impact, documents said. Police identified him through a passport and fingerprints. A passenger in Jimenez-Jimenez's truck survived and walked off into a desert area before troopers arrived, documents said. Troopers later located the passenger more than nine hours after the crash, asleep in the desert. During an interview, the man said he and Jimenez-Jimenez worked for a landscaping company and drove to the desert to drink. In Jimenez-Jimenez's truck, troopers located several empty alcoholic beverage containers, as well as receipts and packages, from a marijuana dispensary. Detectives located a video showing Jimenez-Jimenez and his passenger purchasing marijuana products from a drive-thru dispensary two days earlier, documents said. Video from the sale also showed Jimenez-Jimenez smoking marijuana while in the driver's seat. Jimenez-Jimenez's truck was not registered in his name, and its owner never contacted police, documents said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
