Woman killed after triggering wrong-way crash on 210 Freeway in Monrovia

MONROVIA — A woman driving the wrong way was killed Sunday in a two-vehicle crash on the Foothill (210) Freeway in Monrovia that left the other motorist with major injuries, the California Highway Patrol said.

The crash on the eastbound freeway, east of Huntington Drive, occurred at 4:42 a.m., the CHP reported.

The woman was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze westbound in the eastbound lanes of the Foothill (210) Freeway when she crashed into a 2017 Toyota Tacoma driven by a 19-year-old man, according to a CHP statement.

The woman, the lone occupant inside her car, was pronounced dead at the scene and paramedics rushed the lone occupant inside the pickup truck, a Hemet resident, to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena with major injuries.

It is still unknown if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash, the CHP said.

The CHP’s Baldwin Park area office asked anyone who saw the crash to call them at 626-338-1164.

A SigAlert was issued at 5:05 a.m. closing the carpool, one, two and three lanes — as well as the Huntington Drive onramp — for several hours. The No. 5 five lane remained open. All lanes were opened by shortly after 1:15 p.m.