Last Updated on June 6, 2017 by CCAR Staff
FONTANA >> A Redlands man is suspected of being under the influence when he drove the wrong way on the 10 Freeway in Fontana and crashed head-on with another car, whose driver was killed.
William Courtney Rowe, 30, was driving west in the eastbound lanes just east of Etiwanda Avenue about 3 a.m. Sunday, according to a California Highway Patrol news release.
His Nissan Altima slammed into an eastbound Toyota Corolla, which spun out of control and hit a Volkswagen in the next lane over.
Paramedics pulled the Toyota driver from her crumpled vehicle and took her to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, where she later died. Her name has not been released. The coroner’s website says she is 38 years old and possibly from Hemet.
Rowe also suffered major injuries and was hospitalized. The Volkswagen driver was not taken to the hospital from the scene.
Rowe, who is listed as a nurse’s assistant in jail booking logs, was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence. He was booked into West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga with bail set at $250,000. He was released from jail early Wednesday morning, booking records show, but it’s not immediately clear if he posted bail, or was released for other reasons.
