Two others were hurt in the crash around 4:30 Sunday morning
MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ — Three people are dead after an early Sunday morning wrong-way crash on the Beeline Highway in the East Valley.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say they were called to the crash on SR-87 just south of Shea Boulevard around 4:30 a.m. They say a vehicle was driving southbound in the northbound lanes before striking another vehicle head-on. DPS has confirmed three people have died in the crash, and all of the three victims were passengers in the northbound vehicle.The victims have been identified as:
DPS officials believe impairment to be a factor for the wrong-way driver. Charges have not yet been filed as the driver remains in the hospital for injuries received during the crash.Emilia Rodriguez leaves behind four children and four grandchildren.Nicole Robles: "Everything. Being able to hug, kiss her, talk to her. There's a lot of things. I'm going to miss my kids being able to see their grandma.
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