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Man high on drugs drives wrong way on Hwy 17, crashes

Published October 15, 2018 4:03 PM

A man high on drugs drove the wrong way on Highway 17 and hit another car nearly head on.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened in Scotts Valley around 11:45 p.m. Sunday.

CHP Santa Cruz said the driver, 47-year-old Jesus Lopez Moreno of Redwood City was driving a 1999 Volkswagon Jetta northbound in the southbound lanes when he hit a 2014 Mazda MZ6.

“To everyone’s surprise, there were no life threatening injuries,” said CHP.

Moreno was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail.

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