A person is dead after a driver caused a wrong-way accident on State Route 347 near Maricopa late Sunday.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety said the wrong-way driver was traveling north in the southbound lanes when he crashed into another vehicle head on.
The wrong-way driver was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated for serious injuries.
The driver of the other vehicle was pronounced dead at a local hospital. That driver was identified on Tuesday as 67-year-old Ma C. Ponce from Mesa.
Authorities believe impairment was a factor in the crash.
The investigation is ongoing.
The crash occurred around 11:40 p.m. on SR 347 near Casa Blanca Road.
Southbound SR 347 around Casa Blanca Road was closed for hours, but reopened just before 7 a.m.
