TEMPE, Ariz. — One person is dead and another is injured following a crash in Tempe, the city police said.
Tempe police officers responded to the area of Southern Avenue and 48th Street around 1:26 a.m. on Saturday. Police said a vehicle traveling east on Southern Avenue ran a red light and hit another vehicle heading south on 48th Street.
Both drivers were taken to the hospital for injuries, police said. The driver of the vehicle who was hit had minor injuries. The driver of the car who allegedly ran the red light died after getting to the hospital because of severe injuries.
Police said impairment and speed may have been factors in the crash. Police did not release the identity of the drivers or any other information about what led up to the crash.
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