TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say a traffic stop along Loop 202 in the East Valley ended with an accident.
According to a DPS statement, the incident occurred near the Scottsdale Road exit of the Red Mountain Freeway as a police officer was trying to stop a vehicle.
In a separate statement, Tempe fire officials say the car was traveling at a high speed and apparently left the freeway before re-entering the on-ramp.
“The vehicle struck another vehicle and overturned the initial vehicle,” a portion of the fire department statement read.
According to fire officials, one person was taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. Another person was not taken to the hospital.
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