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Tempe apartment residents evacuated after car crashes into building

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Published  October 15, 2024 6:25am MST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 10 Phoenix

Driver crashes into apartments, residents evacuated

Some residents at a Tempe apartment complex near Priest Drive and Rio Salado Parkway had to be evacuated after a car crashed into the building.

The Brief

    • Some residents at Trovita Rio, near Priest Drive and Rio Salado Parkway, had to be evacuated after a car crashed into the building.
    • The driver of the car was taken to a hospital.
    • Police say impairment is believed to be a factor in the crash.

TEMPE, Ariz. - Some residents at a Tempe apartment complex had to be evacuated late Monday night after a car crashed into the building.

The crash happened at around 10 p.m. on Oct. 14 at Trovita Rio, near Priest Drive and Rio Salado Parkway.

Tempe Police say the driver of the car was taken to a hospital, and impairment is believed to be a factor in the crash. A passenger who was inside the car stayed at the scene.

No residents inside the apartment were hurt.

Some residents at a Tempe apartment complex near Priest Drive and Rio Salado Parkway had to be evacuated after a car crashed into the building. (Photos: Tempe PD)

The Source

  • The Tempe Police Department