PHOENIX — A 21-year-old man has died after a crash on Loop 202 Sunday morning.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say they were originally called to the area on the Loop 202 near 24th Street for a multi-vehicle injury crash.
Around 2:40 a.m., Francisco Lopez, 21, was on the side of the highway in a Nissan Sentra after a separate crash. Nereyda Valenzuela, 48, was driving a Dodge Ram and allegedly crashed into Lopez, causing him to be ejected from his vehicle.
Lopez died at the scene.
Valenzuela was hospitalized and will eventually face charges of manslaughter and endangerment upon her release.
The crash remains under investigation. It's unclear if DPS believes impairment was a factor.
