PHOENIX — *Editor's Note: DPS previously said the deceased passenger was a teenager. The agency has since corrected that information.*
A fatal crash on Interstate 17 near Bethany Home Road temporarily closed the northbound lanes of the highway late Wednesday night, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. It has since reopened.
Four vehicles were involved in the crash and one person was killed, a Department of Public Safety official said.
A black pickup truck rear-ended a Honda passenger car, causing its driver to lose control. Two other cars then struck the Honda vehicle.
Yolanda Cruz, 88, of Phoenix was a passenger in the Honda and sustained fatal injuries.
The juvenile driver of the black pickup truck initially fled from the scene and was later located, DPS said.
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