Reportedly, dispatchers began receiving 911 calls about a vehicle traveling the wrong way in the northbound lanes of the freeway near Grand Avenue just after 9 p.m. on October 12.
Surprise, AZ – One driver was killed after a wrong-way vehicle collided head-on with another vehicle on Loop 303 in Surprise late Tuesday night, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Reportedly, dispatchers began receiving 911 calls about a vehicle traveling the wrong way in the northbound lanes of the freeway near Grand Avenue just after 9 p.m. on October 12.
As the troopers responded, they received reports that the wrong-way driver had struck an oncoming vehicle head-on near Bell Road.
The impact caused the wrong-way vehicle to catch fire and roll onto its roof. Bystanders stopped to help pull the driver from the burning vehicle, according to DPS.
The driver of the other vehicle sustained severe injuries and died at the scene. The victim’s identity had not been released.
The wrong-way driver was hospitalized with unspecified injuries.
DPS said charges were pending against the wrong-way driver.
All northbound lanes of the Loop 303 were closed overnight as investigators worked at the scene. The freeway reopened around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The incident remains under investigation.