WINTER PARK, FL : Woman killed, another hurt in wrong-way crash on I-4 in Winter Park on Tuesday, 19th December 2023

These days, there aren’t just signs to warn you if you’re headed the wrong way; there are systems in place to warn other drivers and law enforcement, too.

Wrong-way drivers have been going up at certain major on-ramps since 2019. However, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) says it's still working on getting more installed. Had there been more, they may have warned law enforcement about the potential for an early-morning crash Tuesday that left one woman dead and another person injured.

"It was just destruction," Javier Alvarez recalled.

He and his coworker, Sam Adkins, said they were both around 45 minutes late for work Tuesday because of the traffic backup.

"Probably one of the worst accidents I’ve seen," said Alvarez.

There are lots of systems in place to try to prevent wrong-way drivers.

"Do not enter" signs at every exit ramp, directional arrows, pavement markers that reflect in red when you’re headed the wrong way, and more.


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