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Goodyear woman died from injuries after crashing into garage at a home

Police say witnesses reported the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed when she crashed into the home.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — A woman has died after crashing through a wall of a home in Goodyear, police said.

Officers first responded to a residence in the area of Yuma Road and Cotton Lane around 2:40 p.m. for a call of a woman in crisis.

Family members told police that 20-year-old Helen Guzman-Vazquez was making suicidal statements before leaving the area in a black Infiniti 4-door.

While on the scene, around 3:35 p.m., police received a call that a black sedan had crashed through a block wall and into the garage of a home roughly half of a mile away in the 1900 block of South 174th Lane.

Police say witnesses reported the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed when she crashed into the home.

No one was home at the time of the crash.

Fire crews had to extricate her from the car. She was transported to the hospital but later died from her injuries.

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Deaths on Arizona roads

Data from the Arizona Department of Transportation shows that roadway fatalities have been gradually rising in Arizona over the last decade:

  • 2011: 825 deaths  

  • 2012: 821 deaths 

  • 2013: 844 deaths 

  • 2014: 774 deaths 

  • 2015: 895 deaths 

  • 2016: 952 deaths 

  • 2017: 1,000 deaths 

  • 2018: 1,010 deaths 

  • 2019: 982 deaths 

  • 2020: 1,057 deaths 

ADOT offers driving tips on its website to help keep people safe on the road. 

"There’s always room for improvement when it comes to road safety," the department said on its website. 

ADOT's suggestions include: 

  • Don’t speed or drive aggressively 

  • Never drive while under the influence of substances 

  • Avoid distractions while driving 

  • Wear your seatbelt and make sure all passengers are doing the same 

  • When an emergency vehicle is on the side of the road, move over 

  • Stay extra aware in work zones 

  • Be prepared for weather conditions that make driving dangerous 

Find more tips on the department's Driving Safety Homepage on ADOT's website here. 

"Real-time highway conditions are available on ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov, by calling 511, downloading the AZ 511 app and through ADOT’s Twitter feed, @ArizonaDOT," the department said. 

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