Sarah Castillo-Cornejo, 24, killed, 15 bus passengers injured after wrong-way car crashes into Greyhound on I-10 in Phoenix, Arizona
Modified Date:
Wed, 05/22/2019 - 2:35pmAccident Date:
Friday, November 25, 2016
Head-on crash kills suspected wrong-way driver; 15 aboard bus hurt
It happened on eastbound I-10 near Sarival, just east of the Loop 303.
Interstate 10 reopened after 1 killed, 13 injured in wrong-way collision with bus
DPS identified the woman as 24-year-old Peoria resident Sarah Castillo-Cornejo. Impairment is suspected to be a cause in the collision, Mehr said.
Officials transported 13 passengers from the Greyhound bus with non-life-threatening injuries to two Valley hospitals, Mehr said.
DPS: Greyhound driver did 'amazing job' after wrong-way wreck
Twelve people were released after being treated for minor injuries. Burnell Kincaid, 72, was the only passenger held overnight for observation.
Family mourns wrong-way driver killed in bus crash
More than 100 family members held candles and released balloons in a west Phoenix front yard Friday night to mourn Sarah Castillo-Cornejo, a Peoria resident and mother of two who died after driving the wrong way on Interstate 10 and crashing into a Greyhound bus.
Family speaks out following deadly crash involving Grayhound bus
"For everyone: if you get drunk or whatever, and you know you can't drive, you should at least try to call someone to pick you up, because stuff like this happens, and now my sister is gone," said Cornejo's sister, Leighann Rojas.
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Type: Bus Accident
Topics:
Wrong-way CrashPeople Involved:
Sarah Castillo-Cornejo
Burnell Kincaid
Roadway:
Interstate 10City:
Phoenix, AZCounty:
Maricopa County, AZArea:
Phoenix, AZ
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