Suspected drunk driver sped 89 MPH before New Year's crash that killed Phoenix mother: PD

PHOENIX - A woman died and her three young boys were injured in a crash near 38th Street and Greenway Road just after midnight on New Year's Day, Phoenix police said.

The collision happened at 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1 after a black Ford SUV hit a red Nissan sedan. A secondary crash happened between the black SUV and a red Honda sedan afterward, according to police.

A woman who was sitting in the passenger seat of the Nissan died at the hospital from her injuries. She was identified as 27-year-old Crystal Garcia.

Three of her boys, who were also in the Nissan, were hospitalized as well. Two of them had minor injuries, while a 5-year-old boy broke his pelvis and clavicle.

The adult male driver of the SUV was processed for DUI and currently faces homicide and assault charges. He was identified as 18-year-old Jaxon Collins.

Court docs: Suspected drunk driver sped almost 90 mph before collision

According to court documents, Jaxon Collins was driving 89 miles per hour five seconds before impact and 81 miles an hour one second before the collision.

Collins' BAC was .176, which is nearly twice the legal limit in Arizona. He reportedly told police he drank two beers and "had been making out with an intoxicated female prior to driving when the collision occurred."

The speed limit on Greenway Road is 45 miles per hour.

'I don't know what to do'

The family of Garcia is grieving after the mother was killed while driving home from what was a fun, celebratory night with loved ones.

Now, they are working through the grief after losing Garcia.

She, her husband and their three children were on their way home from celebrating the holiday with their family. Garcia's family says when they were hit, she leaned over to protect her children from taking the impact.

Cynthia Ortiz, Garcia's sister, said, "She was a great sister, a great aunt to my daughter, and great mom to three kids. Anyone knows she is a good person overall."

She's remembered as an amazing mom and giving person.

"I don't know what to do, I don't know how to go home, I don't know how to wait for her to call me to pick her up from work, I don't know how we are all going to do with my sons. We are taking it day by day," said Francisco Murrieta, her husband. "We can’t plan ahead anymore. We had plans, and now we can’t do that anymore."

A GoFundMe has been set up for Garcia, and it can be found here https://gofund.me/5b1879b5.

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