Wrong-way elderly driver wreaks havoc on a SoCal freeway

FRESNO, California

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The driver of the white pick-up was driving the wrong way on Interstate Five near San Diego.

A passenger in a car on the other side of the freeway had just started recording on his cell phone, when the truck hit a piece of concrete on the center divider, head-on.

The pick-up spun into traffic lanes, where it caused another four cars to crash.

Traffic on I-5 was closed for about two hours. Remarkably no one was seriously hurt.

The 83-year-old driver was cited for driving the wrong way and driving with a suspended license.

Investigators said he appeared to have been confused and couldn't explain how he ended up driving against traffic.

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