GLENDALE, AZ — A man is dead after going the wrong way on Loop 101 in Glendale.
At about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Arizona DPS troopers were alerted of a wrong-way driver entering southbound in the northbound lanes of Loop 101 at Cardinals Way.
A short time later, 911 calls indicated there was crash involving a car and a semi truck.
DPS says the driver of this white car entered the freeway going the wrong way @ 101 and Glendale. Almost immediately, he was hit by a semi & later died at hospital. Northbound 101 from Camelback to Cardinals Way is shutdown. I’ll have updates on #ABC15 this morning pic.twitter.com/ydWncsYGAy
— Jamie Warren (@JamieABC15) November 3, 2021
When troopers arrived they learned a white Kia passenger car crashed head-on with the semi truck.
A single man was located inside the car and he had to be cut out from the vehicle by Phoenix firefighters. He was taken to a hospital with severe injuries and later died, according to DPS. He was later identified as 35-year-old Leo Jones.
The driver of the semi truck was not hurt.
DPS believes alcohol was a factor in the crash.
An investigation remains ongoing.
