Wrong-Way Driver Causes Fatal Traffic Crash On I-75 Early Tuesday Morning

  • Tuesday, September 3, 2024
A traffic crash involving a wrong-way driver on I-75 killed two people and injured a child early Tuesday morning.

Chattanooga Police responded at 2:11 a.m. to a traffic crash near 580 Interstate 75 north involving multiple vehicles. When the officers arrived at the scene, they found the drivers of two vehicles and a child passenger with life-threatening injuries.

CPD's Traffic Unit responded to conduct the investigation.

The preliminary investigation shows the driver of a Nissan Sentra, a 37-year-old woman, was driving the wrong way on Interstate 75 -- traveling south in the northbound lanes.
A Honda Accord, driven by a 65-year-old man, was traveling northbound on Interstate 75 and was struck head-on by the Nissan Sentra. The Honda spun out after impact with the wrong way vehicle and was struck a second time by a tractor-trailer.

Chattanooga Fire and Hamilton County EMS responded. EMS transported the child, a passenger in the Nissan, to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The drivers of the Nissan and Honda died at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was uninjured.

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