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Police Probe Deadly Glendale Crash After Wrong-Way Stop Attempt

Investigators have not determined whether speed or impairment played a role.

Overview

  • Glendale police say a white sedan was seen driving the wrong way near 57th and Glendale avenues around 7:30 a.m. Sunday.
  • As an officer attempted to stop the car, he entered the 56th and Glendale intersection on a red light and collided with a pickup, and both drivers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • About a half-mile east at 51st and Glendale, the suspect’s vehicle struck another car, the suspect’s car caught fire, the other vehicle hit a building, and a passenger in that car died at the scene.
  • Police report that the drivers involved in the fatal crash suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Roads at both crash scenes remain closed for the investigation, and authorities have not confirmed speed, impairment, or whether the incidents are connected.