Wrong-Way DUI Accident on 280 Freeway near Hickey Boulevard [Daly City, CA]

3 Hurt in Wrong-Way DUI Crash on 280 Freeway in Daly City

 
DALY CITY, CA (September 12, 2022) — Three people were injured in a wrong-way DUI accident on the 280 Freeway near Hickey Boulevard on Friday morning.
 
According to the California Highway Patrol, the multi-vehicle crash happened around 4:07 a.m. CHP officers began receiving 911 calls about a silver Honda traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of the 280 Freeway. Subsequently, officers initiated a traffic break on the southbound side near Serramonte Boulevard.
 
However, the Honda, traveling at a high rate of speed, tried to drive past patrol cars where it crashed into the side of one of them.
 
As a result of the accident, a CHP officer, one citizen and the wrong-way driver suffered injuries.
 
Following an investigation on site, officers arrested the Honda driver for felony DUI. Once he is medically cleared from the hospital, police will book him into the San Mateo County Jail.
 
If anyone has more information on this wrong-way accident and would like to help the CHP, please contact the department.
 
Being under the influence of alcohol and drugs puts drivers in a different mindset. Never drink and drive. You can avoid potential car accidents and injuries by making more responsible decisions like calling a taxi driver instead.

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