CHP identifies 3 killed by wrong-way driver on I-80 - Sacramento Bee
As three Granite Bay young adults headed home from a night of dancing early Saturday, a nightmare scenario was racing toward them on Interstate 80 – a wrong-way driver in a black sedan with its lights off. Motorists called 911. But before California Highway Patrol units could reach the westbound 2006 Chrysler 300, it crashed head-on into the trio’s car, a 1994 Buick Regal driven by Matthew Azar, 20. The cars collided at 2:10 a. m. on eastbound... Pronounced dead at the scene were Azar, Kendra Langham, 18, and Mathew Beardwitt, 18. The CHP said all three people in the Buick were wearing seat belts. “It would have been very difficult (to see) with a black vehicle, blacked out,” said Chad Hertzell, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol. Caudillo remained hospitalized Saturday at Mercy San Juan and will likely face charges, Hertzell said. “We do know that alcohol and/or drugs were onboard,” said Hertzell, who added that a large bottle of rum was recovered from Caudillo’s vehicle. Hertzell said toxicology results will be rushed to help the district attorney decide on any charges against Caudillo. “He’s going to be at the hospital for a while, probably a few days,” Hertzell said. Interviewed at his Granite Bay residence, Witt said he was still in shock. Source: www.sacbee.com
