4 hurt, 1 killed in Tempe Loop 202 crash

TEMPE, Ariz. - A deadly crash shut down the Loop 202 freeway in Tempe on Monday morning.

The crash happened just after 2 a.m. on March 25 in the eastbound lanes of the Red Mountain Freeway near Priest Drive. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a Dodge Avenger crashed into the concrete median wall before resting in the HOV lane. The Avenger was then hit by a Ford Escape.

"The driver of the Avenger ended up in the roadway and was struck by multiple vehicles," DPS said.

The driver of the Avenger was pronounced dead at the scene. They were not identified.

4 hurt, 1 dead in Loop 202 crash

Four people were hospitalized in critical condition and one person was pronounced dead at the scene following a crash along the eastbound lanes of the Red Mountain Freeway near Priest Drive. FOX 10's Danielle Miller reports.

Passengers in the Ford Escape were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

The eastbound lanes reopened at Priest Drive just after 9 a.m.

DPS is asking anyone with information on the crash to contact them at 1-877-4AZ-TIPS. You can also submit a tip online at www.azdps.gov/tips.