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Grand jury indicts 18-year-old man on 2nd-degree murder for Buckeye crash in June

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Updated  October 18, 2024 6:50am MST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 10 Phoenix

Man indicted in deadly Buckeye crash

Charges of second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon were brought against an 18-year-old man months after a deadly crash in Buckeye.

The Brief

    • Nathan Chaidez, 18, was indicted on charges that include 2nd-degree murder in relation to a June 20 crash.
    • The crash killed a teen and badly injured another.

BUCKEYE, Ariz. - Charges of second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon were brought against an 18-year-old man months after a deadly crash in Buckeye.

The crash happened near Verrado Way and Sunrise Lane on June 20, the police department said.

"A Buckeye police investigation found 18-year-old Nathan Chaidez topped speeds at more than a hundred miles an hour shortly before losing control of his car and crashing into a tree …," Buckeye PD said on Oct. 17.

He was indicted on the two charges by a grand jury and police say he turned himself in. He was booked into jail.

Police say the crash left a teen passenger dead and another seriously hurt.

No further information is available.

Nathan Chaidez, 18, being taken into custody. Photo from the Buckeye Police Department

The Source

  • The Buckeye Police Department

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