Wrong-way driver strikes four vehicles on Route 8

A wrong-way driver struck four vehicles on Route 8 in Bridgeport on Sunday evening.

Jessica Rivera, 38, of Bridgeport was driving her Nissan Murano the wrong way down Route 8 South near Exit 3 when she allegedly sideswiped a Volkswagen Jetta about 6:36 p.m., according to Connecticut State Police Troop G.

Rivera then allegedly lost control of her vehicle and sideswiped a Nissan Altima, spun out and struck a Toyota RAV4 and a Jeep Wrangler, state police said.

A 23-year-old Bridgeport man who was driving the Jetta and a 25-year-old Stratford woman who was a passenger in the car both reported head and neck pain and were taken by ambulance to Bridgeport Hospital, according to state police.

The driver of the Altima, a 38-year-old man from Bridgeport, was brought to Griffin Hospital with neck and back pain, state police said.

Rivera was taken by ambulance to Bridgeport Hospital with head and leg pain, according to state police.

The collision was still under investigation, state police said.