FOUR died outside a major United States city after several wrong-way car crashes, and devastating details have now been revealed.
Near Sunnyvale, California, just 19 minutes west of San Jose, a double fatal wrong-way crash occurred early Sunday morning.
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The California Highway Patrol reported that the collision happened around 4am on Highway 237 close to Matilda Avenue, per local ABC News outlet, KGO.
Police told the news outlet that the crash was caused by a singular driver in a silver 2021 Honda Civic driving eastbound in the westbound lanes.
A red 2017 Honda Civic traveling on the correct side of the road, and also containing a sole driver and no other passengers, collided head-on with the silver vehicle.
Both drivers, who are yet to be identified, were killed in the incident.
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However, the California Highway Patrol offered descriptions of both drivers.
The driver behind the silver 2021 Honda Civic traveling on the wrong side of the road was described as a Hispanic man in his "mid-20s to early 30s."
In the red 2017 Honda Civic was a White male in the same age range.
So far, authorities have not determined if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision.
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Westbound lanes on Highway 237 were closed for 30 minutes due to the crash.
WRONG DIRECTION CHAOS
On Saturday, two more drivers were killed after wrong-way driving incidents.
In Marin County at 3.30am, a 22-year-old driver from Santa Rosa traveling the wrong way on U.S. Route 101 collided with another vehicle.
They were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The right-way driver was identified as Novato resident Trey King, 30, who sustained major injuries and is currently in the hospital.
Hours later, in Woodside, a little while after 2.30pm, a car identified as a white Ford sedan drove north in the southbound lanes of I-280.
It crashed head-on into a black BMW SUV.
The driver of the BMW traveling in the correct direction was 54 and remains unnamed — she was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 14-year-old boy was also in the passenger seat of the SUV.
According to law enforcement, the boy was taken to Stanford Medical Center and sustained major injuries.
His has yet to be released as well, and his current condition is unknown.
The driver of the Ford was identified as Campbell resident, Constellatia A. Martin, 24.
Martin was arrested and taken to Stanford Medical Center, according to police.
She sustained major injuries.
It is unknown if drugs or alcohol were involved in the collision.
OAKLAND INCIDENT
Although no deaths occurred, in Oakland, another wrong-way car wreck occurred at 7am on Sunday.
A wrong-way driver was headed east in the westbound lanes of Interstate 580 close to the off-ramp for Seminary Avenue, per KGO.
Witnesses reportedly called 911 just after 7am to note that the driver of a Ford F-150 was allegedly trying to crash into oncoming traffic.
After several cars swerved out of the way, the vehicle eventually connected with a Ford F-250 traveling westbound.
The F-250 was owned by the city of Oakland, which caused a SIG Alert to arise.
SIG Alerts are notifications of traffic heavily disrupted in and outside the greater Los Angeles Area, per the Los Angeles Almanac.
It was first created by radio executive Loyd C. "Sig" Sigmon in the 1950s, and LAPD eventually worked with Sigmon to adopt the phrase.
Both drivers were taken to Highland Hospital to be treated for injuries, with the F-150 driver's being major and the F-250 driver's being minor, according to what CHP spokesperson Officer Karina Oseguera told KGO.
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