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Woman dead, 2 children injured after rollover crash at South Mountain

Investigators believe impairment was a factor in the crash
Crash on South Mountain at Telegraph Pass
Posted at 6:06 PM, Mar 07, 2024
and last updated 2024-03-08 20:27:16-05

PHOENIX — A woman is dead and two children are injured after the vehicle they were in rolled over at South Mountain.

Just after 5 p.m. Thursday, Phoenix police officers were alerted about a crash involving a single vehicle at Telegraph Pass Road near Holbert Lookout.

When officers arrived, they located a woman and two children who were injured.

The children were taken to a hospital for what police say are non-life-threatening injuries. The woman, who was the driver, died at the scene.

The woman has been identified as 31-year-old Helena River.

Investigators believe impairment was a factor in the crash and that River was traveling at a high rate of speed before losing control, going off the roadway, and rolling several times.

No further details have been released.