Two people were killed Saturday morning after a wrong way driver struck a vehicle on Highway 1 in Pacifica, according to the CHP. Three people were taken to hospital and it appears they weren’t wearing seat belts police said. Christie Smith reports.
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.
