Man dead after hitting barrier wall in Phoenix while allegedly impaired

A man died after colliding with a barrier wall in Phoenix on Friday afternoon while allegedly impaired, authorities said.

The Phoenix Police Department identified the man who died as 51-year-old Eric Koistinen.

Officers were called to an access road near Orangewood Avenue and Interstate 17, just south of Northern Avenue, for a single-vehicle crash around 1:45 p.m.

They found Koistinen and the Phoenix Fire Department pronounced him dead at the scene.

Preliminary information indicated that Koistinen was driving westbound on Orangewood Avenue when he hit a barrier wall.

Authorities believe that impairment played a part in the fatal collision.

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