TEMPE, AZ — Tempe police say two people, including a 2-year-old, are dead after a wrong-way crash Monday night.
The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Monday along Price Road near Southern Avenue.
Officials say a 17-year-old driver was headed in the wrong direction of traffic with passengers in the car at the time of the wreck.
An unrestrained 2-year-old was killed in the crash. The child’s mother suffered serious injuries and is in critical condition.
A man who was in the front seat of the car was also killed and police say the teen driver, the toddler's uncle, is in critical condition.
UPDATE to the deadly wrong-way crash:@TempePolice say the 2-year-old girl who died was not only not in a car seat, but there wasn't a car seat found in the car at all.
— Adam Waltz (@Adam_Waltz) October 26, 2021
The driver was only 17 and was the young girl's uncle. @abc15 https://t.co/ObQ2L1k6xC
The female driver of the vehicle that was struck by the wrong-way driver also suffered serious injuries.
