Two drivers killed in wrong-way 303 crash

Two drivers are dead after a wrong-way crash on the southbound Loop 303 and Bell Road in Surprise.

Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesperson Raul Garcia says the driver of a maroon SUV was heading northbound on the southbound 303 near Bell Road in Surprise. The deadly crash happened at 1 a.m.

The SUV driver collided with a white pickup truck and both drivers were killed on scene, according to DPS. Both of the drivers are men, but their names have not yet been released.

Garcia says that DUI has not been ruled out as a factor in this deadly wrong-way crash.

The area of Loop 303 and Bell Road was closed for hours while DPS troopers gathered evidence on-scene. The highway opened back up just after 6:30 a.m.