Drivers traveling the wrong way on roads in the San Francisco Bay Area caused four separate collisions, killing four people and injuring five, CHP said.
A 22-year-old Santa Rosa man died in a wrong-way crash in Marin early Saturday morning, CHP said.
The 22-year-old driver of the Nissan was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. The other driver, identified as 30-year-old Jay Fred King III from Novato, suffered severe injuries and was transported to Marin General Hospital. The driver of the BMW, identified by the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office as Eden Palmer, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger was a male minor, CHP said.
Officials said the driver of the Ford, identified as Constellatia A. Martin, was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and other possible charges pending investigation. CHP said the department is still investigating if drugs or alcohol was involved in the crash.Officers said three of the southbound I-280 lanes were closed for about three hours Saturday afternoon.Both drivers died in a wrong-way crash on Sunday in the South Bay near Sunnyvale, officials said.
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