Thousand Oaks, CA : Major injures reported in wrong-way driver crash on Highway 101 in Thousand Oaks on Thursday, December 18, 2014

A man was arrested early Thursday after he crashed into a vehicle while driving the wrong way on Highway 101 in Thousand Oaks. The incident was reported just before 4 a.m. near the Rancho Road exit, according to the California Highway Patrol. Salvador Prado, 27, of Los Angeles, was heading north on the southbound side of the highway, the CHP reported. He was apparently intoxicated and driving about 80 mph, officials said. A 48-year-old Bakersfield man saw Prado heading toward him and swerved to the right to avoid a crash, but the left side of Prado’s car hit the other car, which overturned, officials said. Prado’s car rotated and ended up perpendicular to the traffic flow and partially in the center divider, officials said. A tractor-trailer heading south hit the overturned car, and another driver hit Prado’s vehicle. Prado and the 48-year-old Bakersfield man were taken to Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks for their injuries, officials said. Details on the injuries were not available. Prado was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, the CHP reported. All southbound lanes of the freeway were closed for about an hour and traffic was diverted to Highway 23, the CHP reported. The crash remained under investigation. Source : Man arrested after wrong-way crash on Highway 101