PHOENIX — A deadly wrong-way crash shut down a portion of Interstate 17 in Phoenix early Wednesday morning.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say the crash happened around 3:20 a.m. and involved a truck and a sedan in the southbound lanes near 7th Avenue.
DPS officials say the wrong-way driver, identified as Javayah Shecole Burkett of Glendale, died at the scene.
The driver of the second vehicle, a 53-year-old man from Tolleson, was hospitalized with serious injuries.
Southbound traffic was blocked for several hours and caused a lengthy backup, but the freeway reopened before 7:30 a.m. Check current traffic conditions here.
