Part of Peoria freeway closed due to police situation, crash

A 2-mile (3.2-kilometer) stretch of a freeway was closed in a Phoenix suburb during the Friday morning commute as police responded to an incident that involved a reported altercation and a car crash that sent at least one person to a hospital.

The northbound Loop 101 freeway was closed in Peoria between Peoria Avenue and Thunderbird Road.

There was a large police presence in the area as paramedics treated at least one person on the freeway side of a drainage channel where a crashed car sat on the other side.

No additional information was immediately available.