MARICOPA, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say a woman and three children were injured after their SUV was hit by a wrong-way driver south of Phoenix.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a pickup truck was driving north in the southbound lanes of State Route 347 when it hit the SUV head-on near Maricopa on Wednesday night.
Authorities say everyone was able to get out before both vehicles were engulfed in flames.
The 32-year-old woman and three children, ages 9, 12 and 15, were taken to a hospital. The woman was later released.
Authorities say they are investigating the 26-year-old man, who was driving the truck, for impairment.