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2 dead in wrong-way crash on I-17 in Phoenix

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Updated  November 8, 2024 11:16am MST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 10 Phoenix

Deadly wrong-way crash in Phoenix

Two people are dead following a wrong-way crash along Interstate 17 in Phoenix early Thursday morning.

The Brief

    • A wrong-way crash on Nov. 7 along I-17 near Buckeye Road left two people dead.
    • The wrong-way driver and a passenger in another vehicle were killed.
    • A third person involved in the crash suffered serious injuries.

PHOENIX - Two people are dead following a wrong-way crash along Interstate 17 in Phoenix early Thursday morning.

The crash happened at around 2 a.m. on Nov. 7 near Buckeye Road.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a woman who was driving in the wrong direction in the northbound lanes crashed into another vehicle.

The wrong-way driver, identified by DPS as 23-year-old Maria Delrefugio Vazquez, was killed.

A passenger in the other vehicle, 29-year-old Dayana Viola Aguilar, also died. The driver suffered serious injuries.

The northbound lanes were closed at Grant Street, but they have since been reopened.

Two people are dead following a wrong-way crash along Interstate 17 in Phoenix on Nov. 7.

The Source

  • The Arizona Department of Public Safety