Wrong-way driver dies in head-on collision in Novato: CHP

NOVATO, Calif. (BCN) -  A woman who was driving a car the wrong-way in Novato was killed and the motorist she struck in a head-on collision suffered minor injuries on Tuesday night according to the California Highway Patrol.

The wrong-way driver was reported at about 9:20 p.m. on eastbound Highway 37 near the Petaluma River bridge, CHP Officer Damian Cistaro said. 

The collision occurred on the transition to U.S. Highway 101 around 9:26 p.m., with a CHP patrol vehicle arriving at the scene soon after.  The transition was closed for several hours as the CHP 
investigated the collision, but reopened at 12:37 a.m. Wednesday.

The driver who was struck by the wrong-way car was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.