One of the teens that died in this crash was my high school friends nephew (her sisters son)
2 Teens Die in Rollover Crash on I-17
Updated: Sunday, 19 Jun 2011, 8:25 PM MST
Published : Sunday, 19 Jun 2011, 4:35 PM MST
PHOENIX - People trying to get into the valley may have had trouble on Sunday after a fatal crash on Interstate 17.
Southbound I-17 was closed at milepost 262 in Cordes Junction, where a rollover crash killed two teenagers just before 1 p.m.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety said a gray 1995 Honda SUV was traveling northbound on I-17 when a tire blew, causing the vehicles to roll.
The SUV driver, Joe Gallegos, 20, from Kearns, Utah, was taken to a local hospital with major trauma.
Four additional passengers were in the SUV. Two died, and two were seriously injured.
Michael Peterson, 18, and Anthony Gallegos, 18, died at the scene. Both were from Kearns, Utah.
Ezekial Contreras, 25, and Markell Taylor, 22, also from Kearns, Utah, were both transported to local hospitals in serious condition.
As the SUV rolled over, it hit a gray 2008 Pontiac 2-door coupe driven by Thomas Snively of Prescott Valley, Ariz. He and his wife, Fran, were not injured.
DPS said the roadway was entirely blocked, and it reopened more than five hours after the crash.
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/traffic/2-die-in-2-vehicle-crash-on-southbound--i-17-06192011
