PHOENIX, AZ – A wrong-way driver fatally collided with another vehicle on Loop 202 South Mountain Fwy near Elliot Rd on Sunday, according to AZFamily.
Uriel Sanchez, 22, was traveling south in the northbound lanes of Loop 202 when he slammed head-on into a vehicle operated by Jordon Lewis, 19, near W Elliot Rd around 2 a.m.
A third driver was involved in the wreck.
Rescue crews pronounced Sanchez and Lewis dead at the scene. The third driver was not hurt in the collision.
Authorities believe impairment may have played a role in the accident.
One of the deceased drivers was not wearing a seatbelt.
Crews shut down the area so authorities could investigate the incident. The area was reopened at 2 p.m.
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