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Phoenix Man Killed in Fiery Wrong-Way Crash on I-10 Freeway Identified
Romarye Stiger Killed in Phoenix Car Crash on I-10 near 19th Avenue
Phoenix Man Killed in Fiery Wrong-Way Crash on I-10 Freeway Identified
Phoenix, Arizona – A man who died in a fiery crash involving a wrong-way driver early Sunday morning in Phoenix has been identified.
At around 3:22 in the morning, the Arizona Department of Public Safety received reports of a vehicle traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-10.
A short time later, the wrong-way driver collided head-on with another vehicle at the tunnel near 19th Avenue.
Both cars caught fire after the collision killing the wrong-way driver, who was later identified as a 25-year-old Texas man.
The driver of the second vehicle, 30-year-old Romarye Kenneth Stiger, was also killed in the accident. His family says he was on his way to his mom’s house when the accident happened.
A third car struck the wrong-way vehicle, and three occupants were transported to the hospital for treatment in critical condition.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.