TEMPE — Two drivers were killed early Sunday in a wrong-way collision on the Loop 202 freeway in Tempe, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Troopers responded around 12:40 a.m. on Nov. 8 to a two-vehicle crash on eastbound Loop 202 at Scottsdale Road, DPS said.
“Both drivers who were alone in their vehicles were deceased on scene,” officials said in a statement reported by FOX 10 Phoenix.
DPS has not said which driver was traveling the wrong way, what led to the collision or whether impairment is suspected. The names of the two drivers had not been released as of Monday morning.
The stretch of Loop 202 near Scottsdale Road runs along the north edge of Tempe near Tempe Town Lake and the Salt River, one of the Valley’s busiest freeway corridors, especially on weekend nights.
Drivers who spot a vehicle traveling the wrong way on a freeway are urged to call 911 immediately and give the location and direction of travel. Real-time highway conditions are available from the Arizona Department of Transportation at az511.gov or by calling 511.
The investigation is ongoing, DPS said.
Sources: FOX 10 Phoenix, ABC15. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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