Car Accident on 19th Avenue Left Two Fatalities

PHOENIX, AZ (May 17, 2023) – Early Sunday morning, a crash on Interstate 10 claimed the life of Romarye Kenneth Stiger and one other person. On May 7th, just before 3:30 a.m., officers received a report about a wrong-way collision in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 and 19th Avenue. According to reports, a wrong-way vehicle traveling at high speeds crashed head-on with an SUV. Both of the vehicles were engulfed in flames, seriously injuring Stiger and the 25-year-old driver of the wrong-way vehicle. After the initial crash, a third car, occupied by three women, struck the two vehicles, leaving the occupants with injuries. Emergency crews arrived to the site of the collision shortly after. There, they pronounced the 25-year-old driver, of Texas, and 30-year-old Romarye Kenneth Stiger dead at the scene. Meanwhile, medics transported the three injured women to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
The Sweet James team sends their deepest condolences and sympathies to the family and friends of Romarye Kenneth Stiger and the other deceased man.
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