The Westbound 10 freeway in Santa Monica has been shut down until further notice after a suspected drunk driver drove the wrong way and hit another car, killing one person and injuring several others. The crash happened around 1:15 a.m. near the Centinela Avenue exit and the 405 freeway, the California Highway Patrol said. Authorities said a drunk driver in a red Pontiac or Ford Mustang was driving east on westbound lanes when he hit a black sedan, possibly a Lincoln. The wrong-way driver’s car careened off the freeway and rolled down an embankment, where firefighters had to eventually cut the driver free. He was taken into custody and appeared uninjured,...
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