MESA, AZ — A portion of US 60 was temporarily shut down in Mesa after a deadly crash early Wednesday morning.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say the crash happened around 1 a.m. near Higley Road, shutting down eastbound lanes of traffic.
Two vehicles were reported stopped on the right side of the highway while a flat tire was being changed, and a third car struck both vehicles.
Five people were treated for injuries at the scene, and one woman was pronounced dead.
DPS says the driver, later identified as Zachary Robert, 21, who struck the vehicles suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and impairment is believed to have been a factor in the crash.
He has since been charged with one count of manslaughter, two counts of aggravated assault and one count of endangerment.
The eastbound lanes of the freeway have since reopened. The westbound lanes were not impacted.
