Mar 29 2007
Two fatalities close Loop 202 Wednesday night
Two people were killed Wednesday night in a fiery collision on the Loop 202 in Tempe.
The driver accused of causing the accident has been arrested. The Department of Public Safety said 25-year-old Nicholas Fina of Tempe was booked for investigation of vehicle manslaughter.
DPS said the accident occurred around 8 p.m. last night near the Scottsdale Road exit when a 2002 Honda driven by Fina plowed into the rear of a car that was parked in the emergency lane - possibly with a flat tire - on the right side of the freeway.
Investigators say the impact caused the parked vehicle to careen across four lanes of traffic and smash into the concrete barrier on the left side, then burst into flames. The two occupants were killed.
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