Vehicle drives wrong way on Highway 1 causing crash, Santa Cruz County CA


A vehicle was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of Highway 1 near Marmani and Buena Vista. The driver appeared intoxicated, slurring words and unable to turn off the stuck horn. Another vehicle crashed while swerving to avoid the wrong-way driver.
Audio|Source: CHP: Monterey Dispatch; San Benito/Santa Cruz County, Highway 17 Corridor (Santa Clara County)
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Transcript:
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One right of Senators units, reports of a wrong-way driver,
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south-on highway 1 near Marmani, going northbound in the southbound lanes. RP was only able to see headlights, vehicles in the fast lane, lasting one ago.
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Looks like we're getting a dupe color advising southbound one north of Buena Vista,
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four-door sedan with their flash high beams on.
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One-Ary, Clear O314.
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26, 400 in route.
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100 in route.
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300 items from Freedom and Alta Vista.
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300 out of Freedom and Altavista.
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S5 copies from the office. Go and confirm the location again.
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S5 copies from the office.
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Two different RPs, one's advising southbound one at Marmani.
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Second RP, south on one north of Buena Vista.
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Southbound in the northbound lane.
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Negative.
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It's going northbound and the southbound lane.
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Therefore, I'll be running a break from Freedom.
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26 at 5 running a break from Freedom.
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26300 out of Monterey, I have 1183[2], Southbound 1, San Andreas or Marmani.
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One right, twenty six three hundred and Adam, we copy. We'll be in a route shortly.
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Grandin Adam, copy center out shortly.
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This is going to be associated to the wrong way. RPD device are 1182[1] in a red Honda Odyssey.
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He was swerving to avoid wrongway vehicle.
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One-night 26, 300, Adam, we copy.
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The wrong way, driver, continue, wrong way?
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300 Adam, we're still online with the RP.
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My partner is advising they sound HBD.
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We're still trying to get further.
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300, Adam, copies.
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300 Adam,
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our P's now advising there's no TC advising his horn is stuck on.
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They're also slurring their words and things trying to turn off the horn, possibly our wrong way driver.
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Monorite, Typhix, 300 Adam, we copy.
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300, Adam. Let me TEL to Marmani so far.
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26F5 UTL to Marmani so far.
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300 out of Monarch's information for that 1183[2]. RP advised he's going to be getting out of the vehicle.
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We're still trying to confirm if the 1125 are on the shoulder.
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Monorite 26, 300 Adam. We copy. Can we do that updated 1020 if possible.
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4.
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26,300 Adam, the caller is not responding to the call taker per rapid deploy. He stopped southbound one north of Winnevista.
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All right,
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26, one-rider, we're going to be 897, with 11, 26, I don't know if it's the vehicle, we're going to be southbound, Marmoney on.
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On.
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100, I was 1126, southbound at the Marmani on. Do you have a vehicle description?
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46-100. It's going to be a Porsche SUV per the driver. It's unrelated.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
1182: Traffic collision (non-injury)
[2]
1183: Traffic accident (no details)
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