A tragic incident unfolded on Sunday night in Tempe as a driver lost their life in a wrong-way crash on US 60. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), the driver was traveling in the wrong direction on the westbound lanes of US 60 just before 11 p.m.
The collision occurred on the highway interchange from US 60 to Interstate 10 when the wrong-way driver collided with a westbound vehicle. DPS confirmed that the wrong-way driver succumbed to the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The occupants of the other vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital; they have since been released. The circumstances leading to the driver’s wrong-way travel remain unclear, and authorities have not released the driver’s identity at this time.
Source: AZ Family