1 dead, 2 injured in fiery I-10 crash involving semi-truck and Corvette

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One person is dead and two others are hurt following a fiery crash on Friday morning in the west Valley involving a semi-truck and a Corvette.

The crash happened near Interstate 10 and Dysart Road just after midnight on Aug. 30. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a Corvette was speeding in the westbound lanes when the driver crashed into at least one other vehicle.

A semi and the Corvette burst into flames. The third vehicle involved in the crash, a Toyota Camry, did not catch fire.

The semi-truck driver was pronounced dead at the scene. He has only been identified as a 47-year-old man from San Tan Valley.

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Fiery crash shuts down I-10 near Dysart Road

A deadly crash involving a semi-truck, Corvette and Toyota Camry closed Interstate 10 in both directions on Aug. 30. FOX 10's Dominique Newland reports.

Troopers say the driver of the Corvette tried to flee the scene but was detained off the freeway.

The 24-year-old Corvette driver and the Camry driver were both hospitalized with unknown injuries.

Both directions of I-10 have been fully reopened at Dysart Road.

Map of where the crash happened