Details Released In Deadly Wrong-Way Driver Crash On 91 Freeway

RIVERSIDE, CA — A 59-year-old Moreno Valley man died over the weekend after driving the wrong way on state Route 91 and causing a multi-vehicle head-on crash in Riverside, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The wrong-way driver, identified by the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Bureau as Daniel Romo Jr., was traveling westbound in the eastbound carpool lane of SR-91 near University Avenue around 9:31 a.m. Sunday when his brown Ford Flex struck a Honda Civic head-on.

The impact redirected the Honda into the center divider, while Romo's vehicle continued into the second lane and collided head-on with a Toyota Corolla.

Romo was transported to Riverside Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:14 a.m.

The drivers of the Honda and Toyota were also taken to a local hospital with injuries ranging from minor to major. Authorities have not released their identities or updated conditions.

Whether alcohol or drugs were factors in the incident remains under investigation.

Witnesses with information about the crash are urged to contact the CHP Accident Investigation Unit at 951-324-7210.