Teen killed, several badly hurt in fiery DUI crash near US-60 in Mesa
MESA, Ariz. - Several people were hurt and a teen was killed in a fiery multi-car DUI crash Sunday morning in Mesa, authorities said on Nov. 13.
First responders from Mesa and Gilbert responded to a crash near US-60 and Gilbert Road involving five cars, some catching fire, just before 9:40 a.m.
"Fire units extinguished the fire and mechanically extricated patients using our extrication tools," the Mesa Fire and Medical Department said.
Days after the crash, Raul Garcia with the Arizona Department of Public Safety says an SUV driver crashed into five cars that were stopped at a red light at Gilbert Road. The crash caused a fire that spread among the cars.
"The passenger of the SUV, a 16-year-old male, was extricated by the fire department and transported to a hospital where he died as a result of the injuries he sustained during the collision," DPS says.
The unidentified driver of the SUV is a 21-year-old man. He was extricated and taken to the hospital. He's accused of DUI and criminal charges are pending following a lab analysis, Garcia says.
Others had minor injuries, but another victim was hospitalized with serious injuries.
DPS's Vehicular Crimes Unit is investigating.