Overview
- The crash, which happened late Thursday night at 59th Avenue and McDowell Road, killed 43-year-old Cecilia Cisneros Cuadros and sent two other people to the hospital.
- Police say a black pickup was speeding through a red light when it struck a white passenger vehicle, sending that car into a business and the pickup into a light pole.
- Responding firefighters rescued a person trapped in a vehicle at the scene and the intersection was closed for several hours while investigators processed evidence.
- The 21-year-old pickup driver showed signs of impairment and was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries; Phoenix police say he will be charged and booked once released from medical custody.
- Earlier the same night a man was shot on Weldon Avenue, drove away and then crashed into a nearby area and remains in extremely critical condition, and police are asking the public to contact Phoenix PD or Silent Witness with tips.