UPDATE: Troopers identify accused wrong-way driver

The Nevada Highway Patrol says the driver of a Hummer traveling the wrong way on the US-95 Friday was 32-year-old Benjamin Ames

THIS TIME--- A WRONG WAY CRASHLEAVING ONE WOMAN DEAD--- ANDTHE DRIVER FACING A NUMBER OFCHARGES.TONIGHT....THE NEVADA OFFICE OF TRAFFICSAFETY SAYING....THIS CRASH IS A SOBERINGREMINDER.....OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN....UNDER THE INFLUENCE.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER....ASTRID MENDEZ....HAS THE STORY.THE NEVADA HIGHWAY PATROL HASIDENTIFIED SUSAN TEVEZ AS THEWOMAN DRIVER WHO DIED ON AFATAL WRONG WAY CRASH EARLYTHIS MORNING.THE DRIVER WHO CAUSED THISACCIDENT IS NOW FACING MULTIPLECHARGES BUT IT'S NOT THE FIRSTTIME HE HAS HAD AN ENCOUNTERWITH POLICE.WE WANT TO WARN YOU--- THEIMAGES OF THIS CRASH AREGRAPHIC.THIS IS THE MOMENT WHEN A 2003HUMMER H2 DROVE ON THE WRONGSIDE OF THE 95 HIGHWAY ANDSMASHED A 2012 NISSAN SENTRA.THE IMPACT WAS SO STRONG THATTHAT CAR WAS ALMOSTUNRECOGNIZABLE AFTERTHE CRASH.OFFICERS SAY SUSAN TEVEZ, WASDRIVING THE SENTRA AND DIED ONSCENE.SHE WAS 58 YEARS OLD.NHP SAYS 32 YEAR OLD BENJAMINAMES WAS DRIVING THE HUMMER.OFFICERS SAY AMES SURVIVED THEDRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCERESULTING IN DEATH, DRIVING THEWRONG WAY AND FAILURE TO WEAR ASEATBELT." FATALITIES UNFORTUNATELY AREEXTREMELY VIOLENT CRASHES ANDTHAT'S WHY IT RESULTS IN AFATALITY.WHAT AMAZES US EVERY SINGL EDAY IS THE DRIVER CONTINUES TOSURVIVED WHEN HE WAS GOING THEWRONG WAY.NHP SAYS THIS IS THE 41ST FATALCRASH IN THE SOUTHERNJURISDICTION.A LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCE TELLS13 ACTION NEWS THAT AMES HASHAD ISSUESWITH THE LAW BEFORE.AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR,HE WAS CHARGED WITH MULTIPLECOUNTS OF DOMESTIC BATTERY,INCLUDING FELONY SECOND-DEGREEKIDNAPPING, AFTER BARRICADINGHIMSELF NEAR CALISTOGA SPRINGSCOURT AND WINERY RIDGE STREET." I THINK THAT WE WILL CONTINUETO LEARN ABOUT THIS INDIVIDUALAND HIS PAST, BUT AGAIN, ANYONEIT SIMPLY DOWN THE STREET ORTHEY HAVE A FEW MILES TO GO,BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WENEED PEOPLE TO ALWAYS DRIVESOBER.THIS WEEKEND, THERE WILL BE ADUI ENFORCEMENT IN OUR VALLEYTO DETER DRIVERS UNDER THEINFLUENCE FROM GETTING BEHINDTHE WHEEL IF YOU SEE A WRONGWAY DRIVER, YOU CAN CALL 911 TOREPORT IT.COMING UP....ON -13-