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Sunday, May 3, 2015
A 28-year-old man has been charged after a fatal head-on car crash in Phoenix Sunday evening. Authorities say Octavio Grado was impaired and speeding when he caused a crash on 67th Avenue at 9:15 p.m. The crash occurred when Grado's Nissan Titan hit a curb and crossed the center line and crashed into a Chevy Impala with four occupants. Crystal McDonald, 28, and Isaiah Blanco, 27, died. A 4-year-old girl suffered serious spinal injuries. A 26-year-old man was seriously injured. Initial tests showed Grado's blood alcohol content to be 0.241, according to court documents. 
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Saturday, April 25, 2015
A two-vehicle crash at 14th Avenue and Buckeye Road was reported at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Two victims, 19-year-old pregnant woman and a 5-year-old girl, were transported to local hospitals in serious condition. A third person refused treatment. Few other details were released, but we'll update this story as more information becomes available.     
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Friday, April 24, 2015
A pickup truck and an SUV collided at the intersection of 51st Avenue and Vineyard Road. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and three other people were taken to local hospitals in critical condition. One of the people was a two-year-old child. The crash caused the intersection to be closed for several hours.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
A 40-year-old man and his 6-year-old son are injured and in serious condition after being struck by a white SUV in Phoenix Wednesday evening. The accident occured around 6 p.m. near 32nd Street and Virginia Avenue. The SUV driver apparently didn't see the pair as they crossed the street that has been described as dimly lit. The investigation is ongoing. 
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Police reported that all the students on board the bus are okay. The crash is under investigation.
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
Three people are dead and four others in critical condition after a head-on collision caused by a wrong-way driver and involving a family in a van on southbound Interstate 17 Friday morning, said an Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman. The driver of the wrong-way vehicle was among three adults injured and flown to John C. Lincoln-North Mountain Hospital in Phoenix, said Raul Garcia of DPS. An injured child was flown to Phoenix Children's Hospital, he said. The wrong-way driver has not been named however police said they would recommend vehicular homicide charges to prosecutors.
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Friday, April 18, 2014
Two girls were taken to the hospital after they were injured Saturday evening in an ATV accident, police say. A 12-year-old, later identified as Stephanie Quinonez, and 16-year-old, later identified as Shiely Quinonez, were riding an ATV near 36th and Minnezona avenues, said Sgt. Steve Martos, spokesman for the Phoenix Police Department. The girls were trying to take a photo when the ATV they were riding on collided with a parked vehicle, Martos said.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Three people, including a 36-month-old child, were transported to a hospital after a head-on collision in north Phoenix on Wednesday, according to Phoenix fire officials. Phoenix police received the call for the head-on collision between two vehicles near Dynamite Boulevard and Pyramid Peak Parkway just before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to a Phoenix Fire Department spokesman.