On Sunday, at 9:51 a.m., DPS began receiving reports of a red mustang being driven recklessly southbound along I-17 at milepost 298, which is north of Camp Verde. The mustang collided with a vehicle.
The suspect then then took a white GMC SUV from that crash scene with a rifle and fled. Troopers pursued the stolen GMC SUV and were fired at by the suspect; no one was injured by the gunshots.
At 10:20 a.m., the suspect drove head-on with a commercial semi-truck southbound on I-17 at milepost 307.8, which is 15 miles south of Munds Park.
The suspect suffered serious life-threatening injuries and was flown to a hospital.
The victim driver was transported from the scene by ambulance with minor injuries.