PEORIA, AZ — One person is dead and another person was hurt in a crash in Peoria early Wednesday morning.
The crash occurred near 91st Avenue and Hearn Road, which is north of Thunderbird Road, just before 4:30 a.m.
The Peoria Police Department says a truck and a sedan were involved in the crash.
The driver of the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene, and another person was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The victim was identified Wednesday afternoon as 69-year-old Donald Schmitt, Jr.
Police believe Schmitt was driving on a flat front tire before striking a curb, hitting the truck, and then crashing into a tree in the center median.
The crash remains under investigation.
