Passenger dies following crash on Loop 202, driver arrested
Deadly crash closes portion of Loop 202 in Phoenix
The eastbound lanes of the Loop 202 Red Mountain were shut down near 32nd Street on April 21 after a woman died following a single-car crash. The Arizona Department of Public Safety believes impairment played a role in the crash.
PHOENIX - A man was arrested after one person died following a crash early Monday morning along the Loop 202 freeway in Phoenix.
What we know:
The crash happened just before 2 a.m. on April 21 along the eastbound lanes of the Red Mountain freeway at the 32nd Street off-ramp.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety says an SUV traveled into the gore area and hit a guardrail.
A woman died following a crash on April 21 along the Loop 202 Red Mountain in Phoenix. (ADOT)
The SUV's passenger was taken to a hospital where she later died. She was identified as 34-year-old Jessica Bell of Phoenix.
The driver of the SUV, 36-year-old Vladimir Cortez Perez, was hospitalized with minor injuries. After being released from the hospital, DPS says he was booked into jail. He's accused of manslaughter.
Investigators believe impairment played a role in the crash.
The eastbound lanes of the Loop 202 have been reopened at the Mini Stack.