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PD: 1 dead after head-on crash with DUI driver near 16th Street/McKinley

PD: 1 dead after head-on crash with DUI driver
Posted at 4:07 AM, Sep 27, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-28 16:52:34-04

A woman was arrested after a deadly DUI crash that injured four others in Phoenix on Thursday night. 

Phoenix police report 26-year-old Jacqueline Racquel Sayre was driving northbound on 16th Street near Van Buren Street. She reportedly crossed the centerline, striking a southbound Hyundai Elantra with five people inside. 

The front passenger in the Elantra was killed. 

The driver sustained a broken thigh, while another passenger suffered critical internal injuries. Other passengers suffered soreness and broken bones. Police originally said two young children were among those passengers.

Police say Sayre blew a .202 on a preliminary breath test.

She was arrested for manslaughter, aggravated assault, and endangerment.

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