Deadly Phoenix Car Accident at 35th Ave and Van Buren St.

Man Killed, Five Others Hospitalized After Crash at 35th Avenue and Van Buren Street

Deadly Phoenix Car Accident at 35th Ave and Van Buren St.

Phoenix, Arizona: 20-year-old Sergio De Le Torre Quintero died, and several others were hospitalized after two vehicles collided Sunday morning in west Phoenix.

Police said speed and impairment were possible factors in the crash that happened just after 5 a.m. at 35th Avenue and Van Buren Street.

Investigators said De Le Torre Quintero was heading westbound on Van Buren when he ran the red light at the intersection and hit another car going north on 35th.

Arriving officers found De Le Torre Quintero with severe injuries. Phoenix firefighters arrived moments later and performed life-saving measures on him, but they pronounced him dead at the scene.

De Le Torre Quintero’s passengers, three men and a teenage girl, were hospitalized with serious injuries but in stable condition.

Authorities said the driver of the vehicle that was hit was also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

An investigation is ongoing.