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UPDATE: Wrong Way Driver Causes Head-On Crash On Interstate

FALCONER — Two people were taken to the hospital for minor injuries after a man traveling the wrong way on Interstate 86 struck their vehicle head-on Wednesday in Falconer.

The New York State Police say 86-year-old Charles D. French of West Oak Hill Road, Jamestown, was westbound in the eastbound lane on the interstate when he struck a vehicle driven by a 19-yea-old Salamanca woman. The woman and a 6-month-old child were taken to UPMC Chautauqua.

Troopers were assisted by Falconer firefighters and an ambulance from Kennedy.

No charges were filed, state police said.

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