PHOENIX — A deadly single-vehicle rollover crash shut down northbound Interstate 17 early Friday morning.
The collision happened near Jefferson Street just after 3 a.m.
According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it clipped a work truck, causing the vehicle to lose control and roll.
The driver, only identified as a woman, became trapped underneath the car and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A passenger in the car suffered a non-life-threatening head injury.
Speed and impairment are believed to be factors in the crash. Investigators believe the vehicle occupants were also not wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
The roadway reopened to traffic around 5:45 a.m.
