A woman died Nov. 5 after the vehicle she was in appeared to lose control before rolling over near I-17 and Carefree Highway in north Phoenix. Firefighters arrived at the scene and pronounced her dead. Police say the crash remains under investigation.
According to 12News, Phoenix police responded to the crash near the I-17 and Carefree Highway interchange and found that the vehicle had appeared to lose control before rolling over. The outlet reports that firefighters were the ones who located the woman and pronounced her dead at the scene.
Vehicular Crimes Unit Takes Over the Investigation
The Vehicular Crimes Unit is now investigating the crash, per the same report. Police responded around 3:30 a.m.; no further details on the circumstances of the crash have been released. The woman's identity has not been made public.
The City of Phoenix says its Police Department Vehicular Crimes Unit is generally responsible for investigating serious traffic collisions and all traffic fatalities within city limits, according to the City of Phoenix. That same guidance notes that incidents occurring on interstate highways and freeways typically fall under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, though it is not established which agency has authority over this specific crash given its location near the interchange.
Stretch of Carefree Highway Has Seen Other Rollovers
This is not the only serious rollover crash reported along Carefree Highway in recent years. A separate crash at Carefree Highway and North Valley Parkway killed a man and injured three other people, including two small children, according to fox10phoenix.com. In another incident, a woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a rollover crash near 27th Drive and Carefree Highway, as reported by azfamily.com.
No additional information about the cause of Thursday's crash has been released. Hoodline will update this story as more details become available from investigators.
