A wrong-way driver crashed on southbound Interstate 5 near Hood Franklin Road early Sunday, killing at least one person and temporarily closing the freeway, according to South Sacramento California Highway Patrol incident logs.
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The crash was first reported around 3:15 a.m. after a caller reported a light colored sedan involved in a collision with another vehicle.
According to the incident log, one vehicle was reported driving the wrong way on southbound I-5, traveling northbound. The log said the vehicle went into a ditch.
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Officials from South Sacramento California Highway Patrol said the wrong way driver was pronounced dead on the scene. The other car’s driver was transported to a local hospital with unknown injuries.
Authorities began a hard closure of the freeway around 3:39 a.m.
The crash caused traffic delays as crews worked to clear the scene. By about 4:26 a.m., all lanes were reported open, and the closure was lifted shortly afterward.
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