PHOENIX — A 51-year-old man died in a single-vehicle collision near Orangewood Avenue and the northbound Black Canyon Highway access road on October 23, according to Phoenix police.
Officers responded at approximately 1:45 p.m. to the crash in the 7500 block of the northbound access road. They located the driver, identified as Eric Koistinen. Phoenix Fire personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.
Detectives with the Phoenix Police Department’s Vehicular Crimes Unit assumed responsibility for the investigation.
Preliminary findings indicate Koistinen’s vehicle was traveling westbound on Orangewood Avenue when it struck a barrier wall on the west side of the access road.
Police believe impairment may have contributed to the collision. The release did not specify the suspected substance or provide testing results. That assessment remains preliminary as detectives continue investigating.
Incident number: 2026-1487408
Source: Phoenix Police Department incident release.
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