The MCSO report indicates that just after midnight Monday, deputies spotted a vehicle with a suspicious license plate and attempted to stop the driver. The driver failed to stop and drove away from the area with the vehicle's headlights off
Glendale, AZ – Two people were hurt in a crash involving a single vehicle early Monday morning in Glendale, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
The accident happened just before 1 a.m. December 22, in the area of Glendale Avenue and El Mirage Road.
The MCSO report indicates that just after midnight Monday, deputies spotted a vehicle with a suspicious license plate and attempted to stop the driver. The driver failed to stop and drove away from the area with the vehicle's headlights off.
The deputies did not pursue the suspect but would learn minutes later that the vehicle had crashed into a light pole.
Two people were reportedly hurt in the accident. A passenger was transported to a hospital with serious injuries.
The driver was detained by the authorities at the scene. Details on what charges the driver may face were not immediately disclosed.
The accident remains under investigation.
Maricopa County has the highest population in Arizona and is the fourth-most populated countrywide. The county highly contributes to the traffic accidents that result in injuries and fatalities yearly in Arizona. The state has seen a slight decline in traffic incidents over the past two years, but crash-related fatalities remain high. In 2023, the state recorded 122,247 motor-vehicle crashes resulting in 1,307 deaths, according to reports by AZDOT. In 2024, total crashes dropped to 121,107 and fatalities fell to 1,228 – a 6.1% decrease from the previous year. Despite this modest improvement, serious injuries and fatalities remain near historically high levels, underscoring persistent road-safety challenges. Speeding, impaired driving, and failure to yield continue to be leading contributors to fatal and serious collisions involving pedestrians statewide. While emergency response initiatives and public-awareness campaigns aim to curb these risks, Arizona's highways and urban roadways still experience a substantial number of severe crashes each year.
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