Man dies after exiting State Route 51, crashing into building

PHOENIX — A man died Thursday after crashing his car into a building near State Route 51 and Colter Street, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.

The man exited the southbound freeway and struck a vehicle and a wrong way sign before crashing into a business.

“He exited the 51 off-ramp, but he never really slowed down from what we could gather,” DPS spokesman Bart Graves told KTAR News 92.3 FM. 

The man was ejected from the car and pronounced dead on the scene.

* RAMP REOPENING * The off-ramp has reopened. #phxtraffic https://t.co/v9QDfFAJci

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) December 21, 2018

The exit ramp was closed for several hours while police investigated the incident.

No one else, including the other driver and people in the building, was injured.

KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Nailea Leon contributed to this report. 

Related

ICE contractor signs deal to reopen Arizona prison as immigration detention centerMore than a dozen dogs saved from hoarding case at VRBO, 6 looking for foster homesPeoria dispatchers hear gunfire after caller warns of impending murder-suicideNorthern Arizona University hazing sentencing brings 60 days in jail for ex-fraternity leaderAdrian Fontes, Alex Kolodin meet for final secretary of state debate before electionMatthew Mayich’s family calls ASU hockey head coach Greg Powers’ leave ‘long overdue’