PEPPER PIKE, Ohio (WJW) – Two people were killed in a late-night wrong-way crash on I-271, according to police.
The crash happened just after midnight on Monday in the lanes at Chagrin Boulevard.
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According to a press release from the Pepper Pike Police Department, a 2017 Toyota Tundra had been traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of I-271 when it collided with a 2024 GMC Truck.
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One vehicle caught on fire.
Both drivers were transported to Hillcrest Hospital where they were pronounced dead, according to the release.
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Police later identified the drivers as Henry Banks IV, 32, of Bedford Heights, and Curtis Houston, 29, of Garfield Heights. According to police, Houston was the wrong-way driver in the crash.
The northbound lanes were closed for several hours but have since reopened.
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