ODOT video shows wrong-way driver nearly hit several cars before crash that killed local DJ

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Footage just released by the Ohio Department of Transportation shows the moments leading up to the wrong-way crash last weekend that killed Daniel"Foz" Fazio, 47, a WQMX radio personality and DJ.In the videos captured by ODOT cameras between 2:39 and 2:43 a.m., you can see a car heading north on I-271 in the southbound lanes. When the car reaches the I-480 overpass, it drives right past two other vehicles.

The driver of the wrong-way car, later identified as Luis Caban-Medina, 31, eventually struck Fazio's vehicle head-on.In some areas of Northeast Ohio, ODOT has a wrong-way detection system that alerts drivers if they enter a highway going in the wrong direction, but not on I-271.

You can watch our edited versions of the ODOT videos in the player below. They do not contain footage of the crash itself. Warrensville Heights Wrong Way Driver According to Ohio State Highway Patrol statistics, there have been 132 wrong-way accidents so far this year, 14 of which have been fatal. Last year, there were 202 crashes, and 13 were deadly.'A huge personality': Local radio DJ Daniel Fazio killed in wrong-way crash RELATED We Follow ThroughWant us to continue to follow through on a story? Let us know.

 

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