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9 People Injured After Wrong-Way I-80 Driver Crashes Head-On With Two Vehicles In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — Nine people were injured after a wrong-way driver collided head-on with two vehicles on Interstate 80 in Fairfield.

The California Highway Patrol said a white Toyota Corolla was traveling the wrong way in the eastbound lanes of I-80 just west of Abernathy Road. The Toyota crashed head-on just after 12 a.m. on Saturday with two other vehicles resulted in several people, including four children, suffering injuries considered major and minor.

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CHP said at least one person is listed in critical condition. The wrong-way driver was arrested on suspicion of a DUI.

The identities of all parties involved have not yet been released.

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