Dash cam video shows near head-on collision with wrong-way driver on Staten Island

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 17-year-old new driver narrowly avoided a head-on collision with a car driving on the wrong side of the road near her school in December, dash cam video provided to the Advance/SILive.com shows.

Isabella Insauto of Annadale was driving to St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School around 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 19 when she moved to make a left turn from Hylan Boulevard onto Philip Avenue. That’s when another vehicle approached her head-on, crossing the double yellow lines into Insauto’s turning lane.

Despite the rainy weather, Insauto was able to make a sudden stop, preventing a serious collision.

The other driver continued past her, bypassing traffic, said Insauto…

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