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Woman Dies After Two-Vehicle Crash at Gilbert Intersection

Gilbert police have closed the Cooper Road and Merrill Avenue crossing for hours to investigate the cause of the crash.

Overview

  • The crash occurred just after 10 a.m. Friday at Cooper Road and Merrill Avenue when a pickup truck and an SUV collided.
  • Firefighters found an unresponsive woman trapped inside the SUV, extricated her at the scene, and she was later pronounced dead.
  • The driver of the pickup truck was reported uninjured by Gilbert police.
  • Gilbert police detectives are actively investigating the collision and closed the intersection for several hours while they process the scene and gather evidence.
  • The woman has not been publicly identified in initial reports pending family notification and officials say further details will come from the police or the coroner.