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CANTON, Ohio (WJW) — A woman driving the wrong way on I-77 crashed into another vehicle early Wednesday morning, Ohio State Highway Patrol said.

The incident took place just after midnight near US-30 in Canton, when a reportedly impaired woman drove her Hyundai Tucson onto the freeway going northbound in the southbound lanes. Her car then ran head-on into a Jeep Wrangler.

Troopers arrived on the scene, finding both parties injured in the crash. The 25-year-old woman driving the Jeep was treated for minor injuries, while the driver of the Hyundai, 47-year-old Brenny Hayhurst of Canton, was taken to Aultman Hospital after sustaining injuries troopers describe as serious.

  • Photo courtesy Ohio State Highway Patrol
  • Photo courtesy Ohio State Highway Patrol
  • Photo courtesy Ohio State Highway Patrol

The suspect was reportedly cited with an OVI as well as for driving the wrong way, troopers said.

An investigation is ongoing, troopers said.