PHOENIX — One person was killed in a crash along eastbound I-10 near 67th Avenue early Thursday morning.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials told ABC15 crews at the scene that the collision involved two semi trucks and a passenger car just before 2 a.m.
The truck reportedly rear-ended the vehicle, pushing that vehicle into another semi and trapping a person inside. The car then caught fire, causing fatal injuries to the occupant.
DPS says the driver of the semi-truck was arrested and is suspected of being impaired at the time of the crash.
No other injuries were reported.
All eastbound traffic was diverted off the freeway at 67th Avenue. It was shut down for several hours, throughout the morning commute, and led to lengthy backups for drivers headed into the central Phoenix area.
