OHP Reports Increase In Wrong-Way Crashes, Offers Drivers Tips To Minimize Risk

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has reported a latest rise in fallacious method crashes.

One individual died after a driver crashed head on right into a semi-truck on Tuesday, Feb. 14, shutting down a part of I-44 in Tulsa for greater than 8 hours.

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The crash occurred at round 2 a.m. within the eastbound lanes close to the exit to Yale Ave. 

OHP mentioned each autos burst into flames, and the motive force of the automobile died on the scene after being pinned for about 2 hours. The driver’s id has not been launched.

OHP Trooper Eric Foster has been in regulation enforcement for a decade, and mentioned crashes of this magnitude have gotten all too frequent on Oklahoma highways and interstates, particularly in metro areas.

“We are seeing a noticeable rise in wrong way drivers especially over the nighttime hours and the majority are intoxicated drivers,” Foster mentioned.

Foster mentioned most fallacious method crashes, just like the one on Tuesday, occur within the inside lane. Foster mentioned additionally they typically result in very critical accidents, however there are actions drivers can take to attenuate danger.

“Slow down, pull as far to the right as possible, pull into the grass if you have to and come to a complete stop,” Foster mentioned. “Your vehicle is created for front-end impacts and rear end impacts, not created for side impacts.”

In the previous, OHP has not tracked fallacious method driving particularly, however mentioned it’s working to alter the best way it studies these incidents statewide.

Foster mentioned if drivers see somebody on the street going the fallacious technique to name 911 instantly, present the situation, and course of journey.