Erik Sanchez-Valdez, 23, Francisco Hidalgo, 22, Juan Guerrero, 22, dead after crashing truck into canal in Phoenix, Arizona

Modified Date: 
Mon, 03/16/2015 - 3:33pm
Accident Date: 
Monday, March 16, 2015

Phoenix police: Pickup lands in canal; 3 ejected and killed

Authorities say three men are dead after a speeding pickup truck overturned and ended up in a Phoenix canal.

3 dead after pickup crashes into Phoenix canal

 
Three men are dead after the pickup truck in which they were riding crashed into an irrigation canal late Sunday night.

PD: 3 dead after car rolls into west Phoenix canal

Authorities said a GMC pickup was driving southbound on 91st Avenue at a high rate of speed when it swerved to pass another vehicle. The driver lost control of the vehicle, which rolled and landed upside down in the canal.

Three men were riding in a speeding pickup on 91st Avenue when the driver swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle. The truck left the road, landing upside down in the nearby canal. All three men were ejected from the truck in the crash and died. Police are unsure if drugs or alcohol were involved in this crash.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Erik Sanchez-Valdez
Francisco Hidalgo
Juan Guerrero
Roadway: 
91st Avenue

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