Police dash cam captures fatal wrong way crash liveleak. Smeltzer died after being airlifted to the hospital, while ford. Wrong way driver causes crash that kills 2 people michigan state police have released dashcam video of a fatal crash that was caused by a wrong way driver. Coward, tiffany rose, driver, mya arianna, fearence, joyce danetta. A wrongway driver is dead and another driver hospitalized after a crash on the loop 101 in scottsdale overnight. Ford was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the vehicle that struck him, 29yearold jeremy smeltzer, of portage, was airlifted from the crash site to borgess medical center in kalamazoo where he later died. Michigan state police have released dashcam video of a fatal crash that was caused by a wrong way driver. Thus, for those 35 crashes, the wrongway access ramp was known. Wrongway driver moving super fast according to 911. Full text of pennsylvanias soldiers orphan schools. It can occur on either one or twoway roads, as well as in parking lots and parking garages, and may be due to driver inattention or impairment, or because of insufficient or confusing road markings or. According to police records, jeremy smeltzer, 29, was invited to meet a group of his friends for a few drinks at shifters bar and grill in oshtemo township.
Jeremy smeltzer, 29, was driving a lorry on the wrong side of the road officers perform uturn to try and stop him before he hits jaryd fords car police manage to drag woman, 26, from fords car. State troopers dashcams capture horrific moment driver speeds down highway the wrong way before crashing in ball of flames the crash happened on the u. The driver of the pickup, jeremy smeltzer, 29, of portage. Jaryd ford, 21, of plainwell died at the scene of the crash, according to michigan state police, while his passenger, megan covey, 26, of wayland survived.
Ford was killed late tuesday when his ford mustang was struck headon by a driver traveling the wrong direction on u. The driver of the mustang, jaryd ford, 21, of plainwell, was killed in the collision. Wrong way driver montgomery county police reporter. Wrongway driver accidents continue to happen in the chicago area, as well as throughout illinois and nationally. Tom draves, commander of the msp post in wayland said last week that one of the troopers who responded to the scene acknowledged a dispatch about a. The passenger of the mustang, megan covey, 26, of wayland, was taken to borgess hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. Jeremy smeltzer, 29yearold, of portage was driving his pickup truck north in the southbound when his truck collided headon with the car driven.
Comparing those wrongway access ramps to the total inventory of michigan interchanges enabled the researchers to offer educated commentary on the culpability of various types of interchange ramps to the driver confusion that resulted in wrongway entry. Wrongway driver accidents archives cook county car. Toxicology tests confirmed that drunk driver jeremy smeltzer who drove the wrong way in the southbound lane of u. State transportation officials on friday said they intend to install a.
He was killed by wrongway driver jeremy smeltzer, who also died. The way seemed to be prepared for the controlling power of the government, at no distant day, to be lodged in the hands of the advocates of slavery. Though these unfortunate recognitions of a great wrong were clearly in the. Police have attempted to piece together the events preceding the fatal accident on the night of april 15th, 2014. A newly released video captured a deadly wrong way crash on a state troopers dash cam. Wrongway drivers continue to be a chicagoarea traffic safety hazard, primarily on expressways and toll roads. Porsche driver narrowly avoids car travelling wrong way on a3.
The driver of the pickup, jeremy smeltzer, 29, of portage, also died. The officer in the patrol car had pulled over to the side of the road, when 29yearold jeremy smeltzer s pickup truck came speeding by while going the wrong way. Route 146 wrong way crash leaves 3 seriously hurt worcester, ma state police charge a worcester man with driving under the influence resulting in serious bodily injuries and reckless driving. Michigan state police say last tuesday night, 29yearold jeremy smeltzer was speeding the wrong way on us1 near the i94 interchange.
A look at dash cam video from fatal headon crash in allegan co. Porsche driver narrowly avoids car travelling wrong way on a3 after unhurriedly changing lanes to let the rogue vehicle through, the young man calmly phones the police. Dispatchers in kalamazoo county received at least 10 911 calls about jeremy smeltzer, 29, of portage, driving the wrong way on u. Public roads where these drivers went wrong, mayjune. Man comes forward as wrongway driver in multipleinjury crash on loop 101 in mesa.
Leave enough space so if the vehicle in front of you makes a sudden lane change to avoid a wrongway driver, youll have time to react, too. The driver of the pickup, jeremy smeltzer, 29, of portage, died while being flown to borgess hospital. Choosing the wrong drivers for whole system reform 3 introducing the drivers for whole system reform whole system reform is the name of the game and drivers are those policy and strategy levers that have the least and best chance of driving successful reform. According to wmmt, the april 15 headon collision occurred when 29yearold jeremy smeltzer. As seen in the many accidents involving wrongway drivers many of which are summarized on this site in the wrongway driver accidents category many of these accidents result in one or more fatalities.
While wrongway drivers are usually in the left or hov lane, they enter highways from the right via offramps. Kerry schmidt said the man was driving the wrong way when his vehicle collided with a. Wrongway driving wwd colloquially also called ghost driving is the act of driving a motor vehicle against the direction of traffic. According to wmmt, the april 15 headon collision occurred when 29yearold jeremy smeltzer sped in.
A wrongway driver who investigators say was drunk smashed into a snowplow on interstate 43 early monday. Shane hidalgo, of scottsdale, turned himself in tuesday to the arizona department of public safety in connection. Michigan state police are investigating a deadly wrongway accident that shut down u. Jeremy smeltzer, 29, was driving a lorry on the wrong side of the road. Car crash with wrongway driver on us1 kills jaryd ford. Wrongway driver hits snowplow milwaukee journal sentinel. Portage drunk driver goes 18 miles wrong way down us 1. Headon collision kills portage drunk driver michigan statewide. It caught just a snippet of a real wrongway driver and immediately alerted the. Thecount ems supervisor matthew smeltzer has been identified as the victim in a fatal vehicle crash on interstate 70 sunday morning, according to reports smeltzer was killed while assisting a crash victim on i70 sunday. One way to avoid a wrongway driver is to constantly look down the road while scanning the lanes so you can anticipate hazards or oncoming vehicles ahead of you. Author sarah simpson, phd, pe, and dave bruggeman, pe, ptoe 8.
Michigan state troopers dashcams capture moment driver crashes. Plainwell, mi jeremy smeltzer was drunk when he drove his pickup truck the wrong way on u. A deadly crash involving a wrongway driver shut down the i10 to i17 transition ramp for several hours on thursday morning. One critical difference exists, however, between this.
Wrong way driving crashes occur when a vehicle has not observed posted traffic signs or pavement markings and proceeds in a lane going the wrong direction. They want to be able to take a photo of the driver entering the freeway going the wrong way and a license plate number so. Although the entire front of her vehicle was torn off, the driver, joann quesada, 51, of. Wrongway driving phase ii, california division of highways bureau of public roads. Wrongway driver warning is a new advanced driverassistance system introduced in 2010 to prevent wrongway driving in the case of signs imposing access restrictions, through the wrongway driver warning function an acoustic warning is emitted together with a visual warning in the instrument cluster making an effective citation needed contribution towards helping to. A wrongway driver in a passenger car was reported southbound in. Especially at night and during transitional light times such as dawn and dusk, motorists are encouraged to stay in the right lane, when possible, to avoid a crash with a wrong way driver. Jaryd ford, 21, jeremy smeltzer, 29, killed, megan covey. According to state police, rostraver ems was on the scene of a crash when the ambulance was struck by another vehicle. Portage, mi jeremy smeltzer, a portage man who police say was driving the wrong way on u. Wrongway drivers category archives chicago illinois car. Matt smeltzer killed crash pittsburg i 70 rostraver. Nearly 740 wrongway drivers reported this year on arizona freeways.
Ntta using road cameras to more quickly spot wrongway drivers. Wrongway driver dead in loop 101 crash in scottsdale. Dash cam video from the michigan state police captured a fatal crash that occurred on u. Valparaiso elementary students showcase spanish skills at annual. Amy smeltzer, 27, 861 albert, youngstown, arrested for possession of drugs. A plainwell man was killed late wednesday, april 15, when a pickup truck going the wrong way on us1 hit his car headon. Michigan state troopers dashcams capture moment driver. Less than two minutes later, a deadly, headon crash occurred.
Dashcam picks up footage of truck hauling a in the. Herbert gee, 79, 333 s broad st, canfield, cited for improper backing. A wrong driver then is a deliberate policy force that has little chance. Wrong way driving florida department of highway safety. A wrongway driver caused a crash friday morning that involved three semis and shut down all lanes of i5 northbound. Measures for preventing wrongwayentries on highways by n. His truck crashed headon into a car and smeltzer and the driver of the other vehicle21yearold jaryd fordwere killed.
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