Fatal Wrong-Way Head-On Crash on I-605 Freeway 

Two vehicles collided head-on as the result of a wrong-way driver in Cerritos on Friday morning.

The deadly crash occurred at about 2:21 a.m. on February 18th within the northbound lanes of the 605 Freeway.

Per reports, a driver made an illegal U-turn on the freeway, swerving into the southbound driver. 

As a result, the crash resulted in a fire and sadly both drivers were killed. One of which was an unidentified 38-year-old woman. 

All southbound lanes were shut down for several hours following the accident. 

The crash remains under investigation.

Although crashes involving wrong-way driving account for only 3% of motor vehicle accidents, they usually have a higher fatality rate as they are often head-on collisions. A study in Virginia concluded that those accidents which include wrong-way driving are twenty-seven times more likely to end in a fatality compared to other types of accidents.

Contact JT Legal Group at (888) 529-3111 if you need legal assistance following an accident.