2 dead after wrong-way driver causes multiple accidents in SF

At least two people have died after a wrong-way driver was involved in multiple traffic collisions on northbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco on Feb. 3, 2019. At least two people have died after a wrong-way driver was involved in multiple traffic collisions on northbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco on Feb. 3, 2019. Photo: San Francisco Fire Department Photo: San Francisco Fire Department Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close 2 dead after wrong-way driver causes multiple accidents in SF 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

All lanes of northbound U.S. Highway 101 were closed for much of Sunday morning after a wrong-way driver collided with three vehicles, killing another person in the process, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Nine other people were injured in the multiple collisions first reported at 2:33 a.m. as a wrong-way, hit-and-run collision with a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes near Vermont Street striking two vehicles, according to CHP Officer Bert Diaz. The wrong-way vehicle is believed to have come from the Vermont Street off-ramp, Diaz said.

The wrong-way driver then struck another vehicle just south of Cesar Chavez Street, according to Diaz, resulting in one person being ejected from a vehicle. That person has died, along with the driver of the vehicle that was traveling the wrong way, Diaz said.

Diaz was unable to confirm if the victim that was ejected was riding in the wrong-way vehicle or the vehicle traveling in the northbound direction.

All lanes of the northbound U.S. Highway 101 freeway were blocked around 2:40 a.m.; they reopened again at 10 a.m.

The collision is under investigation, Diaz said.

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