Arizona Crash Report: 3 injured, 2 killed in fiery wrong-way crash in Phoenix

Crash Report – I-10, 

Phoenix, AZ 

 

Report ID: 2023 May 7

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Passenger car 

Traffic Unit 2: SUV

Traffic Unit 3: Passenger car 

Occupants: 5

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Dry

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Wrong-way 

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

Two lives were claimed in a fiery wrong-way crash on I-10 near 7th Avenue in Phoenix around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 7th. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said the driver of Traffic Unit 1 was traveling at a high rate and in the wrong way through the I-10 tunnel. As a result, the driver crashed into the driver of Traffic Unit 2. The driver of Traffic Unit 3 also hit the driver of Traffic Unit 1. The three occupants of Traffic Unit 3 were hospitalized. One is in stable condition, while two women – 57 and 32 – were critically injured. The drivers of Traffic Units 1 and 2 were killed at the scene. DPS is investigating if impairment was a contributing factor in Sunday’s fatal collision. 

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