PHOENIX — One person is dead and two people are hurt after a crash early Sunday morning in west Phoenix.
Phoenix police say they received a report of a crash near 35th Avenue and Roosevelt Street just after 2:15 a.m.
When they arrived, they found two cars involved, a small white SUV and a red two-door vehicle.
One person, identified as 24-year-old Luis Vitales, was pronounced dead at the scene after he was ejected from his vehicle.
Two women, according to police, were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive their injuries.
Police say the white SUV, driven by Vitales, ran the red light at 35th Avenue while driving on Roosevelt Street. The SUV then crashed into the red vehicle.
This incident remains under investigation.
