A fatal  traffic accident occurred shortly after 5:00 a.m Saturday.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident was reported at about 5:12 a.m. on westbound Interstate 8 west of State Route 98. A wrong-way driver collided head-on with another vehicle. All westbound lanes of the freeway were blocked for several hours as Caltrans and CHP officers worked to clear the roadway. Traffic was diverted to State Route 98 during the extended closure. The crash is still under investigation.