Woman killed in fiery Tolleson crash involving semi
Car driver killed following fiery crash: PD
The crash, according to Tolleson Police officials, happened in the area of 83rd Avenue and Buckeye Road. Officials say a car was driving at a high rate of speed when it failed to stop for a red light, and ran into the trailer of a stopped semi truck. The impact from the crash was reportedly so violent that the car burst into flames.
TOLLESON, Ariz. - A 19-year-old woman was killed in a crash involving a semi truck in Tolleson on Friday night.
The crash happened in the area of 83rd Avenue and Buckeye Road just before 9 p.m.
A semi was hauling a trailer when it stopped at a red light at the intersection. A passenger car failed to stop for the light and slammed into the trailer, police said.
Police officials say the impact from the crash was so violent that the car burst into flames.
The driver and sole occupant of the car, 19-year-old Gwendolyn Brooke Garcia, died in the crash. She was an Avondale resident.
"The driver of the Semi truck was not injured in the accident. Impairment of the truck driver is not suspected. Impairment of the driver of the passenger vehicle is unknown at this time," read a portion of the statement.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.