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Driver collides with car after going wrong way on Loop 101

Posted at 11:34 AM, Apr 02, 2017
and last updated 2017-04-02 14:46:28-04

A driver going the wrong way on Loop 101 collided with another vehicle by Broadway Road on Sunday morning. 

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The Arizona Department of Public Safety said just before 5:30 a.m. they received a report of a car heading southbound in the northbound lanes on Loop 101 near McDowell Road. 

Minutes later the wrong-way driver collided with another car near Broadway Road, according to DPS. 

DPS said minor injuries were reported from the incident. 

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It is unclear whether the wrong-way driver or occupants of the other car involved were hurt. 

The wrong-way driver is being investigated for DUI, according to officials. 

Last weekend, 19-year-old Jahine Gregg was charged with aggravated DUI and multiple counts of endangerment after he nearly collided with multiple drivers while heading eastbound on the westbound lanes of Loop 202. 

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Gregg then collided with a car head on which left three hurt. 

This is just one of several recent wrong-way accidents that have happened around the Valley.

Stay with ABC15 and abc15.com for updates on this developing story.