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Driver dies after fleeing from DPS, crashing into maintenance structure

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PHOENIX — A driver has died after the Arizona Department of Public Safety says the person failed to yield during an attempted traffic stop.

DPS says the incident happened on Friday around 7:15 a.m. A trooper attempted to stop the vehicle for a traffic violation on 7th Avenue just south of the I-17.

The driver allegedly failed to stop and fled southbound on 7th Ave at a high rate of speed.

DPS says the driver left the roadway near the Rio Salado Park and collided with a maintenance structure.

The vehicle caught fire and the driver didn’t survive.

The suspect’s name and age have not been released.

Stay with ABC15 and abc15.com for more on this developing situation.