A 46-year-old driver died after a wrong-way crash on Highway 27 on Sunday morning, Chattanooga police said.
Officers responded around 2 a.m. to a two-vehicle crash on the northbound side of Highway 27.
It was determined through investigation that a Mazda CX-5 was traveling south in the northbound lanes when it collided head-on with a Mercedes CLS 550, according to police.
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Emergency services transported both drivers to the hospital to be treated for serious injuries. The 46-year-old driver of the Mercedes later died from their injuries.