Two people were killed and three others were hospitalized Saturday morning in a crash triggered by a wrong-way driver on state Highway 1 in Pacifica, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A Toyota Prius was first reported driving southbound in northbound lanes of the freeway shortly after 4 a.m. near Clarendon Road, the Prius collided head-on with a Chevrolet Silverado, the CHP said.
"Anytime we hear a driver going the wrong way on the freeway I think many people lose track of how fast they're going," said David Fawson from the CHP.
A man riding in the back seat of the Prius was ejected and killed, and a woman in the front seat also died in the crash, according to CHP Officer Bert Diaz. Their names have not been released.
A man driving the Prius was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Two people who were in the Silverado were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Diaz said.
All lanes of northbound state Highway 1 were reopened around 9:25 a.m., CHP said.
