PHOENIX — A 17-year-old was killed in a crash Friday morning near the intersection of 19th Avenue and Indian School Road, according to the Phoenix Police Department,
Police said a black sedan driven by 17-year-old Hector Ruiz-Verdoza was traveling southbound on 19th Avenue when he struck a gold sedan that had just made a turn to travel southbound from a side street.
The force from the initial collision caused the black sedan driven by Ruiz-Verdoza to hit a maroon SUV that was stopped at a light, facing northbound.
Ruiz-Verdoza died from his injuries at the scene, Phoenix police said. A passenger from the black sedan, and the driver of the maroon SUV were transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
All parties remained on scene, and impairment is not suspected in this incident, Phoenix police said.
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