A man is accused of stabbing a woman after the collision with the highway

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) – A 25-year-old Phoenix man who, according to authorities, was in a car with a woman is accused of having stabbed deadly after crashing on a highway. suburbs.

The State Public Security Department said it was trying to reconstruct the circumstances that led to the death of the woman Friday and the arrest of Fernando Acosta.

The identity of the woman was not disclosed.

According to media reports, passersby in other vehicles saw the woman being stabbed, stopped their vehicles and attacked the man.

Acosta remained in prison on Saturday on suspicion of first degree murder and aggravated assault with premeditation. The court records do not mention any lawyer who could comment on Acosta's name regarding the allegations.

Part of the Loop 101 highway in Peoria was closed most of Friday for the police investigation.