PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An 18-year-old is facing multiple felony charges after troopers say he caused a slew of crashes on Interstate 17 early Sunday morning while under the influence.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety identified the suspect as Emanual Moreno Ortiz, of Phoenix, who was booked into the Maricopa County jail on aggravated DUI, hit and run, underage DUI and criminal damage.

Troopers said the first crash happened on the northbound lanes of the freeway around 5:50 a.m. near Northern Avenue where detectives reportedly said that Ortiz was driving a gray Chrysler car and hit the median wall and nearly rolled over.

Witnesses reportedly said the car was swerving and driving on the shoulder before he exited on Greenway Road and left the scene.

About five minutes later, authori

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