PACIFICA, CA : Fatal wrong-way crash on Highway 1 on Thursday, 16th January, 2020

One man was killed and two people injured in a wrong-way crash on Highway 1 early Thursday morning, according to California Highway Patrol.

Just after 3 a.m., a Dodge Charger entered the southbound lanes of Highway 1 at Manor Drive going the wrong direction and collided with a Mercedes SUV traveling in the fast lane, said CHP Officer Bert Diaz.

The Charger driver, a man between 25 and 30, was pronounced dead on scene when officers arrived. A woman around the same age in the passenger seat was transported to the hospital for unknown injuries, along with the driver of the Mercedes, a man in his 50s.

It’s not yet clear if drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash, Diaz said.

By about 11 a.m., Thursday, the southbound lanes of Highway 1 at Manor Drive had reopened after CHP cleared the scene.

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