TEMPE, AZ — A wrong-way driver was involved in a crash on Loop 202 Red Mountain in Tempe early Friday morning, leaving one victim with serious injuries.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say the incident occurred just before 4 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the freeway.
The wrong-way driver was first reported to have gotten on the freeway at Sky Harbor and was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes. Troopers were working to intercept the wrong-way driver when the suspect crashed into another vehicle near Scottsdale Road.
DPS says the driver of the wrong-way vehicle, only identified as a woman around 30 years old, was intentionally driving in the wrong direction in an effort to harm herself.
The driver who was struck by the wrong-way driver, a man, suffered serious injuries in the crash but is expected to be OK.
Traffic was restricted for several hours with delays during the morning rush hour.
