Wrong-Way Driver Caused 495 Crash that Closed Lanes Thursday
A Missouri driver hit three vehicles after entering the Northbound I-495 Express Lanes going the wrong way Thursday afternoon.
A driver got on I-495 traveling in the wrong direction Thursday and got into a head-on collision with another vehicle, causing a crash that closed the southbound lanes. Police got reports of a silver Chevrolet Impala traveling in the wrong direction in the northbound 495 Express Lanes around 1 p.m., according to WTOP. The driver, a 25-year-old Missouri man, suddenly exited the Express Lanes into the main southbound Beltway traffic. The Impala hit a trailer being towed by a pickup truck and then collided with a Toyota Corolla head-on. The crash caused the two cars to then hit a Honda. The drivers of the Impala, Toyota and Honda were all taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital. WTOP reports that alcohol appeared to be a factor in the crash. Police …
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1:37 am on Thursday, March 21, 2013
We all have to be very careful. when we get behind a wheel and drive. its never is good news hearing about someone loosing their life God bless the family more ›