Woman crashes after driving in wrong direction on I-75; crashes into officer's vehicle

A woman traveling in the wrong direction on Interstate 75 crashed on Interstate 64, crashing into a police officer's vehicle in Fayette County where the multi-county chase ended.

The crash occurred in the eastbound lane of I-64 near the split around 10:45 a.m. and started in Madison County before ending in Fayette County, police said.

Kentucky State Police began following the vehicle after reports of an SUV speeding in the wrong lanes on I-75, LEX-18 reported.

Police deployed spike strips and the woman eventually crashed into a police squad vehicle on I-64. A medical condition was suspected as a cause of the incident, police said.

"This would have been a head-on collision at high speed on the interstate, if it hadn't gotten stopped," said Lexington police Lt. Andrew Daugherty told LEX-18.

There were no injuries, despite an initial report of minor injuries.

The driver was taken to a nearby hospital to receive an evaluation. She was uninjured in the incident, WKYT, the Herald-Leader's reporting partner, reported.

The left lanes of both sides of I-64 were closed for more than two hours while medical responders are on the scene. The interstate was clear around 1 p.m.

In a separate crash around 1 p.m., a northbound rollover crash blocked the right lane of I-75 near mile marker 100, police said. Police said they did not know the extent of the injuries yet, and that the driver lost control of the vehicle.

This story was originally published June 26, 2018 at 11:49 AM with the headline "Woman crashes after driving in wrong direction on I-75; crashes into officer's vehicle."