Crash at 12th Street and Bell Road leaves 22-year-old man dead

PHOENIX — A man is dead, and another is hospitalized after a crash early Sunday morning, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

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The crash happened just before 1:30 a.m. near 12th Street and Bell Road in north Phoenix.

Police say an SUV driven by an 18-year-old was heading west on Bell Road at a high rate of speed when it slammed into a sedan that was traveling south on 12th Street.

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The driver of the sedan, a 22-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 18-year-old driver was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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Investigators believe speed and impairment played a role in the crash.

No charges have been decided on at this time.

The crash remains under investigation.

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