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Woman killed after crashing into 2 vehicles stopped at red light near I-17 in Phoenix

Phoenix PD says speed and impairment appear to be factors in the crash.

PHOENIX — A woman is dead after the car she was driving crashed into two other cars stopped at a red light in Phoenix Thursday night, according to police.

According to police, the 31-year-old woman behind the wheel of the Kia Optima was traveling eastbound on Van Buren Street at a high rate of speed. 

At one point, police said, her vehicle left the roadway and continued eastbound on the raised median. She crashed into a sign and a large metal pole before hitting a Chevrolet Tahoe and a Jaguar stopped at a red light at the intersection to the I-17.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene and her 29-year-old passenger was taken to a local hospital. He has "incapacitating injuries," police said.

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The 51-year-old male driver of the Tahoe and the 37-year-old female driver of the Jaguar were not injured.

Phoenix PD says speed and impairment appear to be factors in the crash.

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