PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities say a man is dead and three other people seriously injured after a car crash in west Phoenix.
Police say an SUV swerved into oncoming traffic and collided with another vehicle around 7 a.m. Sunday.
They say 27-year-old Rodolfo Gaitan Jr. was driving the SUV and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two passengers - a 28-year-old woman and young girl - were taken to a hospital in extremely critical condition.
Police say the 60-year-old driver of the other vehicle suffered serious injuries that don’t appear to be life-threatening.
They say a 19-year-old man and 27-year-old woman who were passengers escaped injury.
Police investigators don’t immediately know if impairment or inattention is to blame for the fatal crash, which is under investigation.
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