Mother killed, daughter hurt in head-on wrong-way crash on US 60 in Apache Junction; suspect arrested
APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. - A man has been arrested after a mother was killed in an Apache Junction wrong-way head-on crash and her daughter was hurt, the Arizona DPS said.
The crash happened Saturday night, Jan. 20, around 9:50 p.m.
DPS says they got several reports around 9:36 p.m. of a driver in a blue truck driving "all over the road" on US 60 near Silly Mountain Road. A short time later, they got reports of the driver heading the wrong way, driving eastbound in the westbound lanes – then the driver reportedly started driving westbound in the eastbound lanes.
"Shortly after these reports, a head-on collision occurred between the wrong-way vehicle and a small sport utility vehicle at approximately milepost 199 on US-60," DPS said.
The driver of the truck, 37-year-old Adam Parker, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. He was booked into jail after being released from the hospital. Parker is accused of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, and child abuse. A $250,000 secured appearance bond was set for Parker.
"The female driver of the sport utility vehicle was driving with her young daughter. Both the mother and daughter were transported to trauma centers with serious injuries. After arriving at the hospital, the mother was pronounced deceased by hospital staff," DPS said.
The victim was identified as 28-year-old Elizabeth McAloon of Apache Junction. Her 7-year-old daughter remains hospitalized with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
Impairment is being investigated as a possible factor in this crash.
Arizona DPS says Adam Parker, a 37-year-old Peoria man, was arrested in connection to a wrong way crash on the US 60 in Apache Junction that left a woman dead and her 7-year-old daughter hurt.