A car traveling the wrong way caused a fiery crash that shut down a South Jersey highway for much of the morning on Monday.
Police later announced DUI charges against the driver of a Prius involved in the crash, which injured the drivers of both vehicles involved.
Eileen Dougherty was found unconscious inside the Prius she was driving by responding emergency crews, according to police. She was taken to the hospital, but was expected to be ok.
Dougherty was charged with DUI and related offenses.
A man driving a pickup truck was also taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries to his hand. His truck burst into flames as a result of the crash, but he was able to escape.
Officials in Gloucester County earlier Monday said that a car traveling northbound in the southbound lanes on I-295 in West Deptford crashed head-on into another car shortly after 4 a.m. [[352998571, C]]
SkyForce10 was over the scene Monday morning as investigators and rescue workers spent hours at the scene of the crash.
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The crash scene was cleared shortly after 7 a.m.
