The Brief
- An Acura SUV on I-5 near Northgate was stopped by a safety dragnet after driving onto a closed express lanes ramp toward oncoming traffic during a driver’s medical emergency.
- Washington’s rate of wrong-way driving deaths is 8%, double the national average, prompting WSDOT to install new detection and alert technology at high-risk locations.
- Witnesses described the incident as a near-miss that could have been fatal if not for the netting, which successfully prevented the vehicle from entering the express lanes.
SEATTLE – Terrifying video captured the moment a car flies onto a closed express lanes ramp headed toward oncoming traffic during the weekend.
A man who was driving along I-5 near Northgate when it happened shared video with FOX 13 Seattle.
It’s especially frightening considering Washington State has double the national average for wrong-way driving deaths.…