“You might not even realize you’re going the wrong way down a one-way street, but having that passenger could be that extra set of eyes to help keep you safe,” Jenkins said.Īlong with alcohol impairment and driving without a passenger, AAA says another factor is age.ĭriver over 70 are more at risk for wrong way driving, even if they spend less time on the road.įatigue, compromised vision, and confusion can all play a role. If you’re new to the area, a good idea is to have a passenger. DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) - A wrong-way driver triggered a chain-reaction crash Saturday night, shutting down part of Highway 70 in Durham near Cheek Road. That should go without saying at this point,” Jenkins said.ĪAA also says don’t drive if you’re tired. “If want to avoid becoming a wrong way driver, don’t drive impaired. Researchers looked at a number of factors that contributed to wrong-way driving. Alcohol impairment was a major contributor.Įarlier this month, Tampa Police officer Jesse Madsen died when police say he intentionally veered into the path of a wrong-way driver to protect others on I-275. Police say the driver, who was from Colorado, was only in town for less than 12 hours. During that same time period in Florida, 135 people were killed, that’s approximately 34 deaths a year. Those number are up 34% from previous years, averaging 500 deaths a year. New research shows between 20, more than 2,000 people died from wrong way crashes on divided highways nationwide. TOPEKA (KSNT) A truck fire at the 192-mile marker on I-70 westbound just west of Lawrence caused problems for drivers who were traveling in the two right. You hear that there are so many other that were not so fortunate and that’s what’s incredibly heartbreaking,” Jenkins said. “What’s so sad is that you hear these numbers, these statics. New data from AAA paints a heartbreaking picture of what’s happening on the highway. Kansas Highway Patrol and Topeka Police are responding to a crash on I-70 involving 4-6 vehicles in West Topeka. Sunday, Paul Siverson spotted a driver on the 405, the highway connecting Titusville to Kennedy Space Center. “If we did not dodge them at the last second, I would not be sitting here talking to you right now,” AAA Spokesman Mark Jenkins said. Alcohol impairment was a major contributor.Researchers looked at a number of contributing factors.Wrong-way driving deaths on the rise, AAA data shows.Enjoyable from beginning to end, a true story that deserved a movie, got one! Go watch it. The movie has opened in several theaters in North America, Toronto has been fortunate enough to get it, and I hope a major studio changes it's mind and takes this one world wide, but not to worry the director is finding eager movie theaters anyway. has to be commended not only for creating an endearing and lovingly original movie, but doing so in a small budget, and even more taking his creation himself to several cities, after no distributor stepped out, even though the movie had rave reviews in Sundance 2008. Crash caused by wrong way driver on I-70 creates traffic nightmare News The President’s Day Weekend ski traffic was made even worse by the driver of a stolen car heading the wrong. Relatively new actors Chris Pine (son of wine maker), Rachael Taylor (love interest) and especially Freddy Rodriguez (Mexican wine maker) round up this outstanding cast. Bill Pullman (wine maker), Alan Rickman, and Dennis Farina (delightful American in Paris) deliver solid performances. Although the script has one flaw, it is for the most part very solid and the acting and directing are top notch. Entertaining, inspiring, shot on location in the Napa Valley and France, this is a delightful movie, with solid acting, beautiful cinematography and all around sparkling goodness. Until a British gentleman and oenophile, Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) made a competition that changed the world of wine forever. Quietly Californians had been making pretty good wine that no one, especially the French noticed. In 1976 the world of wine had mainly just one country on the map: France.
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