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Wrong-way driver killed in I-17 crash: DPS

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Updated  June 5, 2025 7:45am MST
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Video shows wrong-way driver moments before deadly crash

Video shows wrong-way driver moments before deadly crash

Dash cam video shows an 18-year-old woman driving against traffic moments before a deadly crash on Interstate 17 near 7th Avenue. The woman died in the crash. Another driver suffered life-threatening injuries.

The Brief

    • A wrong-way driver was killed in a crash on June 4 near I-17 and 7th Avenue.
    • DPS said a woman was driving northbound in the southbound lanes when she crashed head-on into a truck.
    • A man driving the truck has life-threatening injuries.

PHOENIX - A woman is dead following a wrong-way crash along Interstate 17 early Wednesday morning in Phoenix.

What we know:

The crash happened on June 4 near 7th Avenue. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says an 18-year-old woman was driving northbound in the southbound lanes when she crashed head-on into a pickup truck.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. A man driving the pickup truck was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

Southbound I-17 was closed for several hours. It was reopened just before 7:30 a.m.

Woman, 18, killed in I-17 wrong-way crash

Woman, 18, killed in I-17 wrong-way crash

An 18-year-old woman died on June 4 after authorities say she crashed head-on into a pickup truck while driving in the wrong direction along Interstate 17 in Phoenix. FOX 10's Irene Snyder reports.

What we don't know:

The woman was not identified. DPS says it's unknown if impairment was a factor in the crash.

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An 18-year-old woman died on June 4 after authorities say she crashed head-on into a pickup truck while driving in the wrong direction along Interstate 17 in Phoenix.  (KSAZ-TV)

Map of where the crash happened

The Source

  • FOX 10's Irene Snyder, who reported live at the scene on June 4, 2025. The Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Arizona Department of Transportation also provided information for this story.

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