Drunk driver in Mitsubishi causes fatal crash on Gears Road
Police say the driver of a silver Mitsubishi car was intoxicated when he crossed into oncoming traffic causing a head-on crash with a Ford F150 pickup truck. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on Gears Road at Crown Park; the Mitsubishi was heading westbound on Gears Road when it veered over into eastbound lanes, colliding with the Ford. The front seat passenger of the Mitsubishi was pronounced dead at the scene. Seven people in the pickup truck were taken to various area hospitals, and the driver and rear seat passenger in the Mitsubishi were injured also. The alleged drunk driver will face a charge of intoxication manslaughter.
Scene of last night’s fatal accident
Tags: car accident, drunk driver, Ford F150, Gears Road, Jose Martir Salazar-Ramirez, Mitsubishi