Overview
- A multi-vehicle crash at 27th Avenue and Indian School Road left one man dead and two others with non-serious injuries after emergency crews responded around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
- Paramedics transported the critically injured man to a hospital where he died a short time later and two other people were taken with injuries described by police as not serious.
- Police detained a person at the scene on suspicion of impairment and officers are investigating whether that suspected impairment played a role in the crash.
- Witnesses told reporters they saw a vehicle run a red light and news helicopter video showed at least six damaged vehicles and crime-scene tape across the intersection while detectives processed evidence.
- Detectives remained on scene for hours, a Phoenix Police public information officer was dispatched to provide updates, and any charging decisions will follow completion of the investigation.