An elderly man is dead after driving headlong into oncoming traffic on a Phoenix road.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, at about 6:35 a.m., on June 6, officers responded to the area of 3800 E. Thomas Road for a two‑vehicle collision. Officers and fire personnel arrived and removed the driver and passenger from an SUV. Both were transported to the hospital. The driver did not survive his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
The driver of the second vehicle was not injured and showed no signs of impairment.
Officers learned that the SUV, driven by a 70‑year‑old man, for unknown reasons veered across the roadway into oncoming traffic and collided head‑on with the second vehicle.
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