Wrong-way driver leads to fatal multi-vehicle wreck on I-75N
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Police Department is investigating a fatal crash caused by a wrong-way driver.
I-75 Northbound near the split was at a standstill for hours Tuesday morning due to the multi-vehicle wreck.
It happened around 3 a.m. and held up drivers for the greater part of their morning commutes.
When officers arrived, they found two men with serious injuries.
A 20-year-old man driving a Ford Excursion was believed to have struck a 32-year-old man in a Dodge Ram 2500 head-on.
A semi-truck hit the Dodge soon after the crash.
The driver of the Ford died at the scene.
Both of the other drivers were taken to the hospital with injuries.
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