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Three dead in possible wrong-way crash on Loop 202 Red Mountain on Saturday

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MESA, AZ — Three people are dead following a wrong-way crash on Loop 202 Red Mountain Saturday morning.

At around 2:30 a.m., troopers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety were alerted about a crash on the freeway near Gilbert Road.

Officials say the crash involved two vehicles that caught fire.

Once the fire was put out, three people were found dead. One person was in one vehicle, and two were in the other.

The wrong-way driver who died has been identified as 25-year-old Matthew Viramontes. The driver and passenger in the victim vehicle, Isaac Reed and Adrian Fajardo, both 18, were also killed.

The investigation is ongoing.