Wrong-Way Driver Dies in Collision on Interstate 805

The man was behind the wheel of a red Jeep when he entered northbound Interstate 5 going the wrong direction, CHP officials said.

A man who was driving the wrong way on a San Diego highway was killed when he collided with another vehicle and overturned, California Highway Patrol officers said Friday.

The CHP received multiple calls from other drivers reporting a red Jeep traveling south along the northbound Interstate 5 beginning at 11 p.m.

Moments later, someone called 911 and reported a collision on northbound Interstate 805 just north of Governor Drive.

The Jeep collided with a silver, Honda sedan and overturned near the center divider. The sedan came to rest along the right shoulder of the highway.

The driver of the Jeep died from injuries suffered in the collision, officials said.

The collision interrupted highway traffic until 2 a.m. CHP initially halted all northbound I-5 traffic as far south as Old Town but reopened the highway once the wrong-way driver was no longer a threat to northbound traffic.

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