The authorities said Maria Delrefugio Vazquez, 23, of , was driving southbound on northbound I-17 when she collided with an oncomig car

Maria Delrefugio Vazquez
Maria Delrefugio Vazquez, Dayana Viola Aguilar Killed in Phoenix Crash on Interstate 17

, AZ.- Two people were killed in a crash involving a wrong-way driver in Phoenix on Thursday morning, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

The incident took place on just before 2 a.m. November 7.

The authorities said Maria Delrefugio Vazquez, 23, of Glendale, was driving southbound on northbound I-17 when she collided with an oncomig car.

Vazquez and a passenger in the second car, Dayana Viola Aguilar, 29, were both killed in the accident.

The driver of the second car was taken to a hospital with critical injuries.

The accident is under investigation.