Teen driver arrested in deadly west Phoenix hit-and-run crash, police say

[Pelican Press 0]

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

Teen driver arrested in deadly west Phoenix hit-and-run ******, police say

An early Saturday morning ****** in Phoenix left one man ***** and another facing multiple charges.

Officers responded about 6 a.m. to the area of 58th Drive and Encanto Boulevard to reports about a collision with injuries. Officers found that one driver had fled the scene, according to police.

At the scene, officers found that the driver of the other vehicle, 51-year-old Aquileo Najera, had not survived his injuries and was pronounced *****, police said.

Working from leads, officers located the other driver at a nearby home and arrested him, police said. He was identified as ****** Enrique Renteria Arroyo, 19.

Police said a preliminary investigation suggested Renteria Arroyo was speeding south on 58th Drive and ran a stop sign at Encanto, where his vehicle struck Najera’s eastbound vehicle on that street.

Renteria Arroyo was charged with manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in ****** or serious physical injury and multiple DUI counts in connection with the fatal ******, according to police.

In custody, Renteria Arroyo admitted he was impaired, police said.

“Additional details about the collision remain part of the ongoing investigation,” said a statement by Phoenix police.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic:

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

#Teen #driver #arrested #deadly #west #Phoenix #hitandrun #****** #police

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up