PHOENIX — One person is dead and four others are hurt after a multi-vehicle crash in west Phoenix Sunday morning.
Phoenix police say it involved four vehicles and happened on 75th Avenue near Camelback Road around 5:30 a.m.
One vehicle, driven by 19-year-old Jose Molina, is believed to have been driving north on 75th Avenue in the southbound lanes, according to police.
Molina allegedly crashed into three vehicles while driving in the wrong direction.
Two people from one vehicle were taken to the hospital. The male driver had non-life threatening injuries. His female passenger had critical injuries but is expected to survive.
The drivers of the third and fourth vehicles each had minor injuries.
Police say 75th Avenue between Camelback and Highland will be closed for "a good part of the day" as detectives investigate the crash.
Impairment is currently unknown at this time. Police say impairment will be determined through a postmortem blood analysis.
