Two women died Friday night in a collision at the intersection of South Recker and East Ray roads, Gilbert police said.

Nicole Snell, a 36-year-old rideshare driver, and Marisa Jorgenson, 33, who was a backseat passenger, died at the scene, police said.

The 35-year-old man driving the Ford Explorer that crashed into their Honda Accord was taken to a hospital and will be booked into jail following his release, according to the Gilbert Police Department.

The crash occurred 9 p.m. Sept. 19, and Gilbert officers responded to find the two vehicles, one of which collided with a traffic signal pole and another that had rolled over.

Gilbert Fire and Rescue personnel pronounced the two occupants inside the vehicle that had collided with the pole dead. The driver of the vehicle that rolled was extricated and taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

An initial investigation indicated the Ford Explorer was traveling west on East Ray Road “and observed by witnesses traveling at a high rate of speed.

“Witnesses reported observing the Ford Explorer entering the intersection with a red signal at South Recker Road, where it collided” with the northbound Honda Accord, police stated in a release.

The force of the collision caused the Honda Accord to spin and collide with the traffic pole at the northwest corner of the intersection. The Ford Explorer continued west and rolled before coming to rest west of the intersection, police said, adding an investigation is continuing.

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