DPS: Teen driver dies in Interstate 10 crash in Tempe; alcohol a factor
Posted: 06/20/2012
TEMPE, AZ - Authorities say an 18-year-old driver died after crashing into a wall Wednesday morning on Interstate 10 in Tempe.
The single-vehicle collision happened around 2:30 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 10 near Elliot Road, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
DPS said the 18-year-old driver died at the hospital, and alcohol appears to have been a factor.
No other injuries were reported.
The driver reportedly crashed into the median and was not wearing a seatbelt, DPS said.
The freeway was shut down as crews cleared the scene. It was reopened around 5:30 a.m.
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