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Trooper gives advice if you encounter a wrong-way driver

August 6, 2019 By Dar Danielson

Two people died in a fatal wrong-way crash on Highway 30 Sunday night in Cedar Rapids — making it seven deaths from wrong-way crashes in eastern Iowa since 2016.

Iowa State Patrol Trooper Bob Conrad tells KCRG TV there are many issues that lead to someone getting onto the highway and going the wrong way. “Sometimes it’s someone who is an elderly person after dark and they got confused and went the wrong way. Sometimes it’s a medical situation, a lot of times it’s an impaired situation,” Conrad says.

He says flashing your headlights at the other driver might help, but honking your horn at them won’t work as they don’t hear it. Conrad says if you are driving and see a car going the wrong way toward you — you should move to the right-hand lane and shoulder as quickly as possible while hitting the brakes.

He tells KCRG TV that just by slowing down, drivers are reducing the chance someone is hurt, even if they are hit.  “When you have two vehicles coming at such a high rate of speed, when they hit, the potential for that fatality crash is huge,” he says Conrad said to never assume the wrong-way driver will pass you. “If I see someone coming at me with headlights in my lane, I’m going to get over to the side of the shoulder as far as I can and stop my vehicle,” Conrad says.

Most importantly, he says drivers need to always pay attention, especially at night. “If you’re distracted, you’re not seeing danger coming at you at 70 miles-an-hour,” according to Conrad. The trooper says you should call 911 as soon as you can if you see a wrong-way driver.

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