GLENDALE, AZ — One person is dead and one other is injured after a wrong-way crash in the West Valley.
The crash happened along northbound Loop 101 near Cardinals Way in Glendale around 12:40 a.m. Monday.
According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the driver of the wrong-way vehicle, a 24-year-old woman, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The passenger, a 26-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.
The driver of the vehicle that was hit by the wrong-way driver, only identified as a man, did not suffer any major injuries.
Impairment is under investigation as a factor in the crash.
The roadway was shut down for several hours but reopened around 6 a.m., according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
*UPDATE* *CLOSURE*
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) January 18, 2021
Loop 101 Agua Fria is now CLOSED northbound at Cardinals Way due to this crash.
Traffic can exit and reenter the freeway at Cardinals Way.
There is no estimated time to reopen the highway.#phxtraffic #Loop101 pic.twitter.com/8nBbOYqYZo
