BREAKING OVERNIGHT: Two DPS troopers were hurt after they collided with a wrong-way driver on SR 51 near Glendale Avenue. The wrong-way motorist reportedly was driving the wrong way for roughly five miles. abc15
PHOENIX — Two Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers are hurt after they collided with a wrong-way driver on SR 51 near Glendale Avenue early Thursday morning.
DPS says just before 2 a.m., a wrong-way driver got onto SR 51 driving southbound in the northbound lanes. They add that the driver, who was an 82-year-old woman, drove the wrong way on the highway for about five miles. Two DPS troopers stopped the wrong-way driver by intentionally crashing into the vehicle near Glendale Avenue.
Both troopers had minor injuries after the accident. They self-transported to the hospital for treatment.DPS says impairment has been ruled out as a factor in this incident. They believe the woman was confused.
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