Two die in rollover crash on U.S. 60 after being rear-ended at a high speed

Two people were killed in a car crash early Wednesday morning on U.S. 60 in Mesa near the Sossaman Road exit, according to Arizona Department of Public Safety media relations specialist Bart Graves. 

Graves said the crash occurred around 2:41 a.m. when an eastbound vehicle traveling “at a high rate of speed” rear-ended another vehicle. He said the vehicle that was rear-ended rolled over and the two occupants were ejected from the vehicle.  

Both ejected occupants were pronounced dead at the scene. Graves said the death notification process has not yet been completed for the two victims. Their names have not yet been publicly released. 

The driver of the vehicle who rear-ended the other was transported to a hospital in Mesa, Graves said. 

According to Graves, the state troopers investigating the case believe the driver was impaired in some way. 

U.S. 60 was closed for some time but has since re-opened.

Reach breaking news reporter Sam Burdette at sburdette@gannett.com or on Twitter @SuperSafetySam

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