Wrong-way driver hits four vehicles on Iowa highway and strips naked before fleeing police [Video]
Moment wrong-way driver collides with a semi-truck and a car on Iowa highway – before hitting two more vehicles and then stripping naked in below-freezing temperatures to flee police
- A Ford sport utility vehicle went nortbound on southbound Interstate 38, Iowa
- The bizarre incident caused a semi to overturn and dump corn on the road
- No one suffered life-threatening injuries, after firefighters rescued three people
- The suspect was hospitalised and undergoing assessments as of Friday 7 Dec
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This is the terrifying moment a driver went the wrong way on a highway in Iowa, colliding with four vehicles before stripping naked in freezing temperatures and running from police.
The footage, recorded by a driver, shows a Ford sport utility vehicle going northbound on southbound Interstate 38 on January 6, causing chaos on the highway.
In total, the wrong-way driver hit four vehicles on Cedar Rapid’s I-380 – two semis and two passenger vehicles, according to Iowa newspaper The Gazette.
A Ford sport utility vehicle goes northbound on southbound Interstate 38 on January 6, hitting four vehicles – two trucks and two passenger vehicles
The wrong-way driver tried to squeeze between a semi and a passenger vehicle but hit both
Cedar Rapids firefighters rushed to the scene, where they worked alongside police in a two-hour effort at rescuing three trapped people from the vehicles involved near the 42 Street NE exit.
Nobody suffered life-threatening injuries in the bizarre incident, according to local media reports.
After stopping near 42nd Street, the driver stripped naked and fled the scene in freezing temperatures, according to a Cedar Rapids police spokesperson – although that moment cannot be seen in footage of the incident.
The Ford sport utility vehicle can be seen in the video trying to drive in between an oncoming truck and passenger car but hitting both – causing the semi to overturn, covering the road with corn.
The chaos caused the I-380 to be temporarily shut on January 6
After colliding with four vehicles, the driver got out of his car, stripped naked and tried to flee from police – who apprehended him and took him to a hospital for evaluation
The first passenger vehicle to collide with the wrong-way driver was severely damaged by the impact.
Having overturned the corn cargo truck, the northbound erratic driver proceeded to hit two more vehicles – smashing up another passenger vehicle and causing a small amount of damage to a second truck.
The Gazette reported on Friday 7 December that no charges had been filed, with the suspect having been apprehended and taken to a hospital for evaluation.
A report by local news channel KCRG-TV said charges were pending on January 6.
