Early Thursday morning brought tragedy to the Interstate 17 in Phoenix as two individuals lost their lives in a wrong-way crash. According to
FOX 10 Phoenix
, the incident occurred at around 2 a.m. near Buckeye Road, where a woman driving in the opposite direction of the northbound lanes collided with another vehicle. The woman, identified as the wrong-way driver, and a passenger from the other vehicle were both killed. The driver of the vehicle hit suffered serious injuries in the accident.
The events unfolded to tragically remind authorities and travelers alike that the specter of car crashes on freeways never quite seems to fully go away. Arizona Department of Public Safety has yet to publicly release the identities of the victims as the investigation continues. The collision forced a closure of the northbound lanes at Grant Street, as per the same report by
FOX 10 Phoenix
, though the lanes have since reopened, easing the early morning disruption it had caused to traffic.
Complementing the details provided,
ABC15
confirms the accident, emphasizing it occurred near Jefferson Street. Updated information included video footage from the scene, capturing the moment just before the deadly collision. The wrong-way vehicle appeared to be traveling at a high speed, among other vehicles proceeding correctly in their respective lanes.
Efforts to thoroughly understand the circumstances leading up to the crash are ongoing, as authorities painstakingly sift through evidence and witness accounts. The Department of Public Safety officials have shared the somber reality that both the wrong-way driver and the passenger of the vehicle struck are deceased. In a stark video obtained by
ABC15
, the erratic motion of the wrong-way vehicle suggests speed may have been a contributing factor to the tragic outcome—a notion likely to hardly offer solace to the families of the deceased.
The stretch of I-17 where the accident occurred was closed for several hours, with it reopening around 5 a.m., thus marking another chapter in the city’s ongoing struggle with wrong-way driving incidents. The investigation of the crash will aim to provide insight and perhaps prevention strategies to mitigate such accidents in the future.
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