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PD: 2 killed in wrong-way collision near I-17 and Greenway

i17/greenway crash
Posted at 9:15 PM, Jan 29, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-01 12:43:40-05

PHOENIX — Two people are dead after a wrong-way collision in north Phoenix Friday night.

Phoenix firefighters say they responded to the crash near Interstate 17 and Greenway Road around 8 p.m.

Officers say they learned a sedan was traveling the wrong way on the Greenway Road off-ramp when it crashed head-on with another vehicle heading south on the off-ramp.

When officials arrived on scene, they located the wrong-way driver, 38-year-old Marshall Wray, who was pronounced dead on the scene.

Officials also say the second driver, 35-year-old Romsen Badalpour, was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition, but he also died from his injuries.

The cause of the collision is currently under investigation.