Abriauna Hoffman and Magdalyn (Maggie) Ogden, both 18, and Hunter Balberdi, 19, killed, three other hospitalized when wrong-way driver causes four-vehicle collision on I-17 near New River, Arizona

Modified Date: 
Wed, 11/02/2022 - 6:55am
Accident Date: 
Monday, October 10, 2022

4-vehicle collision on I-17 involving wrong-way driver leaves 2 dead, 4 injured

Just before 4 a.m., a driver traveling southbound in the northbound lanes crashed with other vehicles traveling northbound, according to Department of Public Safety spokesperson Sgt. Jesus Gastelum.

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One of those vehicles was carrying three Grand Canyon University students who were also suite-mates. Two of them died at the scene. The third was taken to the hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

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Both Hunter, 19, from Wailuku, HI, and Maggie, 18, of Clarkston, WA, were pre-med students studying biology. Abriauna, 18, also of Clarkston, WA, was a marketing and advertising major.

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Vincent Ian Acosta, 25, of Laveen, Arizona, was booked on three counts of second-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault and 11 counts of endangerment. He remains in the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix on $1 million bond.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Abriauna Hoffman
Magdalyn (Maggie) Ogden
Hunter Balberdi
Vincent Ian Acosta
Roadway: 
I-17