DOWNTOWN PHOENIX, AZ – A woman and her daughter were sent to the hospital following a wrong-way collision in downtown Phoenix on Wednesday.
The incident happened around 11 a.m. on Washington Street, which is a one-way street. Phoenix Police Sgt. Sheree Lee told Arizona Family that a man, operating a pickup truck, was traveling east and crashed into a westbound vehicle, heading south on 18th Street.
Lee said the man was traveling in an auxiliary lane when the crash occurred.
The impact left the male driver with unspecified injuries, and the woman and daughter, either 6 or 7, from the other vehicle in critical condition.
The wrong-way driver is expected to survive. Police are working to determine why the man was driving the wrong way and have not announced any pending charges at this time.
We will issue updates as soon as we learn more.
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