Wrong-way driver, 90, critical after I-89 crash
An elderly Enfield woman was critically injured Tuesday when her car crashed while driving the wrong way on Interstate 89 in Lebanon.
Authorities said reports of a wrong-way driver on I-89 northbound began coming in at 1:24 p.m. Less than a minute later, a crash was reported.
State Police said Kathleen Ford, 90, of Enfield was driving a Buick Lucerne southbound in the northbound lanes near Exit 18 in Lebanon when her car collided with a Volkswagen Atlas SUV driven by Jennifer Pivovar, 67, of Randolph Center, Vermont.
Pivovar's SUV then struck a Hyundai Sonata driven by Erin O'Connor, 24, of Warner.
Ford was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Pivovar and O'Connor were also taken to a hospital for evaluation.
The northbound lanes were closed for about an hour while troopers investigated.
No charges had been filed as of Tuesday evening, but the investigation continues.
Anyone who has footage of the crash or any other information that could be helpful to the investigation is asked to contact Trooper Peter Kosakowski at 603-223-3831 or Peter.C.Kosakowski@dos.nh.gov.
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