Driver crashes into tree in Goodyear

GOODYEAR, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — A driver is in the hospital after a crash in Goodyear early Friday morning. Detectives at the scene tell Arizona’s Family that the driver crashed into a tree near Litchfield Road and Palm Valley Boulevard, north of McDowell Road, around 4:30 a.m. The driver, 28-year-old Breanna Moreno, was taken to a nearby hospital, where she later died.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but police say speeding could have been a factor in the crash. Litchfield Road was closed northbound from McDowell Road to Palm Valley Boulevard until around 1 p.m. The southbound lanes were unaffected. For more traffic updates, click or tap here.

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