GLENDALE, AZ — The Glendale Police Department is investigating two connected crashes along Glendale Avenue that left one person dead and several others injured, including an officer.
According to the Glendale Police Department, the first crash happened near 57th Avenue and Glendale Avenue. Police said a Glendale officer was driving eastbound when a speeding car passed the officer while going the wrong way in the westbound lanes.
The Glendale Police Department said that as the officer attempted to respond, a crash occurred at 56th Avenue involving the officer and a pickup truck traveling northbound through the intersection.
Both the officer and the pickup driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital, according to police.
The officer has since been released from the hospital.
The Glendale Police Department said a second crash happened near 51st Avenue and Glendale Avenue involving the same erratic driver.
According to the Glendale Police Department, the crash involved two vehicles, including the vehicle police were trying to pursue.
Police say one of the vehicles caught fire while they were on the scene.
A passenger in one of the vehicles, 24-year-old Eva Puente Ravelo, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect driver is still in the hospital. The driver of the vehicle that was hit has since been released.
Both crashes remain under investigation.
