TEMPE, Ariz. — An East Valley man has died after he was injured in a crash in Tempe on Thursday, Tempe police announced Friday.
The Tempe Fire Department said the crash happened on Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Baseline Road and Country Club Way and involved five to six vehicles.
The department said two people had to be extricated from one of the cars. A total of six people were treated for injuries. Three of them were taken to a nearby hospital with critical injuries. The other three people were treated for serious injuries that were non-life-threatening.
One of the people who was taken to the hospital, 23-year-old Kaleb Ballinger, later died.
Impairment is believed to be a factor in this crash, but no one has yet been arrested.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing. No other details were released.
This is a developing story and more details will be added as they are made available.
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