PHOENIX — Police say a deadly crash involving a semi-truck is under investigation in Phoenix early Monday morning.
The crash occurred near 51st Avenue and Van Buren Street around 2 a.m., when police say a passenger car failed to stop and crashed into the back of a semi-truck.
According to Phoenix police, a man driving a passenger car was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police later identified the man as 18-year-old Jamison Saunders.
The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.
Preliminary information suggests Saunders rear-ended the semi, and speed may have been a factor.
The crash remains under investigation.
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