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2 Injured In Wrong-Way Parkway Central Crash

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two people were injured in a wrong-way crash along the Parkway Central Friday morning.

According to police, the accident happened in the westbound lanes between the Grant Street and Stanwix Street exits around 3 a.m.

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A Chevrolet Equinox was traveling east on the westbound ramp and collided head-on with a Honda Civic.

The driver of the Equinox, 30-year-old Daniel Edwards, suffered minor injuries. However, the other driver, 26-year-old Marie Hickey, was seriously hurt.

Edwards has been charged with reckless driving.

When the initial call was made, an emergency dispatcher could be heard saying, "One of the vehicles was going the wrong way and the driver appears intoxicated."

The road reopened around 4:30 a.m.

No other information has been released at this time.

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