The fatal collision occurred around 9:00 p.m. on July 18 on U.S. 60 at Goldfield Road.
Apache Junction, AZ – One person was killed and another was injured Friday night in a wrong-way collision in Apache Junction, according to the Arizona DPS.
The fatal collision occurred around 9:00 p.m. on July 18 on U.S. 60 at Goldfield Road.
DPS said a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes when it collided head-on with a black Volkswagen Jetta Sedan.
Both drivers were pulled from their vehicles and were taken to the hospital where the wrong-way driver, 71-year-old Laurie Ann Walters of Apache Junction, later died.
Impairment was suspected to have been a factor in the collision.
The DPS is investigating the accident.
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