South Bay Woman Critical Following Wrong-Way Crash

TORRANCE, CA -- A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after crashing a car while driving the wrong way on a Torrance street, police reported Monday.

The black Hyundai sedan crashed about 4:20 a.m. Sunday on 190th Street, just east of Hawthorne Boulevard, said Torrance police Lt. Kyle Goffney.

"The initial investigation indicates the Hyundai was driven by a 39- year-old female, traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of 190th Street ... when it collided with a concrete support pillar in the center median," Goffney said.

The woman, whose name was not released, was alone in the car when it crashed.

Anyone with information on the crash was urged to call the Torrance police traffic office at (310) 618-5557.

-- City News Service, photo via Shutterstock