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Wrong-way driver from North Carolina charged after crash on the 33

The two-car crash happened just after 2:30 a.m. near the Best Street exit and forced the closure of the expressway for several hours.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Police have charged a North Carolina man after a wrong-way crash on the 33 Eastbound Sunday morning.

The two-car crash happened just after 2:30 a.m. near the Best Street exit and forced the closure of the expressway for several hours.

According to accident investigators, a Ford Edge driving on the wrong side of the 33 struck another vehicle head-on.

The vehicle that was struck, a white SUV, ended up teetering over the middle barrier of the expressway with a crumpled hood and front end.

Buffalo Police say the driver of the white SUV, a 25-year-old Cheektowaga man, was transported by ambulance to ECMC where he was taken into surgery to be treated for multiple injuries.

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A 43-year-old North Carolina man has been charged with driving drunk and crashing head-on into another vehicle while going the wrong way on the 33.

An update regarding his condition has not been provided.

After the crash, a 43-year-old male from North Carolina was arrested and charged with DWI, vehicular assault, and other charges according to a Buffalo Police spokesperson. 

The name of the wrong-way driver has not been released but police say he was not injured in the crash.

The 33 reopened to traffic a few hours after the scene was cleared.

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