LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ — One person is dead following a fiery two-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in the West Valley.
Avondale police say officers were called to the intersection near Litchfield and Camelback roads just before 1 a.m. after reports of a crash where one of the vehicles involved caught fire.
One driver, Julia Poniatowska of Litchfield Park, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Goodyear Fire Department. The other driver, Brayan Velasquez-Huinac of Phoenix, was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Following a preliminary investigation, police learned Velasquez-Huinac crossed the center line and crashed with Poniatowska's vehicle.
Velasquez-Huinac has been booked into the Maricopa County Jail for one count of manslaughter. Police say impairment and speed are believed to be factors in the crash.
The investigation remains ongoing.
