The Latest: Wrong-way driver missed car before hitting SUV

The Latest on a wrong-way crash in Ohio that killed five (all times local):

1:15 p.m.

Authorities say a wrong-way driver on an Ohio interstate narrowly missed at least one vehicle before slamming head-on into an SUV.

Four people in that SUV and the driver of the wrong-way car died in the crash early Saturday in downtown Dayton.

Investigators think the driver of the wrong-way car was under the influence of alcohol. Police say the man had been arrested on a DUI charge two days ago.

The crash happened around 3 a.m. Saturday on northbound Interstate 75.

Police say three men and one woman were in the SUV. Police estimate they were in their teens or early 20s.

Another driver who saw the wrong-way driver told a 911 operator that he had to swerve to get out of his way.

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10 a.m.

Police say five people are dead after a car going the wrong way on an Ohio interstate slammed head-on into an SUV.

Investigators in Dayton suspect the driver of the wrong-way car had been drinking. Police say the man had been arrested on a DUI charge two days ago.

The crash happened around 3 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 75 in downtown Dayton.

Police say the driver of the car died in the crash along with four people inside the SUV.

They say three men and one woman were in the SUV. Police estimate they were in their teens or early 20s.