Woman delivers baby after accident that killed other driver in Phoenix
Nov 19, 2019, 7:32 AM | Updated: 9:56 pm
PHOENIX – Authorities said a woman was killed and a pregnant woman was taken to the hospital, where she gave birth, after a head-on collision on Grand Avenue northwest of downtown Phoenix during Tuesday morning rush hour.
The accident occurred when a 28-year-old woman who was 35 weeks pregnant lost control of her minivan after it hit a tire that was in the road, according to the Glendale Police Department.
The minivan crossed the median heading northwest on Grand (U.S. 60) near Missouri Avenue and struck a car heading in the opposite direction driven by 52-year-old Karen Render of Surprise.
Render was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other driver suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital, where her healthy baby girl was delivered.
The road was closed in both directions between 43rd and 51st avenues around 7 a.m. It was reopened around 1 p.m., according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
UPDATE: Grand Avenue (US 60) has reopened in both directions. https://t.co/KWGJtLK3mq
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) November 19, 2019
Detectives determined that neither speed nor impairment were factors in the crash, police said.
Karen Render (Glendale Police Department Photo)
