SCRANTON -- The driver in a deadly wrong-way crash on Interstate 81 last year turned himself in to face charges Wednesday morning.
Adam Kovaleski, 31, of Carbondale now faces a long list of charges including homicide and driving under the influence.
Kovaleski turned himself in at the Lackawanna County Courthouse in Scranton.
Troopers say Kovaleski was going north in the southbound lanes early in the morning on October 15, 2015, when his SUV crashed head-on into a car near the Throop/Dunmore exit.
The driver of that car, Timothy Kunis, 55, of Milford, was killed.
What happened on Interstate 81 in Dunmore back in October was the first of a terrifying trend.
Adam Kovaleski's Jeep and victim Timothy Kunis' Honda are in a state police impound lot with all of the other cars involved in wrong-way crashes in Lackawanna County in recent months.
The Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office charged Kovaleski with homicide by motor vehicle, DUI, involuntary manslaughter, and a slew of driving violations. Prosecutors say Kovaleski had a blood alcohol level of .275.
"It's something that does make you take a step back and wonder how it is that someone could operate a motor vehicle or truly function at that level, you know, you're nearly four times the legal limit," said Lackawanna County District Attorney Shane Scanlon.
Scanlon can't explain why, but his office can at least explain how Kovaleski got on I-81 the wrong way.
According to court papers, Kovaleski started his night at the Honky Tonk bar in Dunmore, and then somehow got to Chick's Diner on Moosic Street in Scranton. After eating at the diner, he somehow went up the Moosic street off-ramp and travelled about five miles before the crash.
The Moosic Street off-ramp has four signs telling you you're going the wrong way.
Kovaleski isn't the only driver to either miss or ignore those signs.
State police say they've had close to 30 separate reports of wrong-way drivers since October.
"How does that happen, though? How do so many people go the wrong way on 81? You know, is it signage? What is it? I don't know. It's something that has to be examined and we intend to examine it," said Kovaleski's attorney Paul Walker.
PennDOT had crews out on Wednesday adding "wrong way" signs to an area officials think may be susceptible to wrong-way drivers. In all, eight signs, and two message boards will be added to the Central Scranton Expressway.
"I hope that we're able to stop this," Scanlon added. "I hope it's been an anomaly. I know that PennDOT and the state police are investigating. They're looking for ways to curb this."