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Sunday, July 12, 2015
A suspected drunken driver has been arrested in connection with a crash that killed a Mesa man. 41-year-old Rabit Sergio Brenes Popoca is being held on suspicion of second-degree murder, criminal damage and endangerment. His bond was set at $100,000. Popoca allegedly was speeding when he rear-ended a vehicle Sunday night on Interstate 10, killing the driver identified as 54-year-old David Marc Eichner. Authorities say Popoca had been drinking at a soccer game in Glendale before the crash. 
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Friday, December 12, 2014
The 19-year-old driver in a high-speed crash that killed a 16-year-old girl Friday is suspected of driving impaired and faces a possible murder charge. Robert Joseph Lopez Jr., of Glendale, was arrested Sunday. Five people, including 16-year-old Devonna Crouch, were riding in the vehicle when Lopez lost control and slammed into a freeway light pole. Crouch was killed in the impact.  A witness said the sedan crossed between lanes on the road and performed risky maneuvers, such as pulling across all the lanes of traffic, and that Lopez might have been trying to scare the people in the car.
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Sunday, October 12, 2014
A man in his 20s is in recovery this morning after he was hit by a pickup truck on the city's South Side. Police said the man was hit around 1:30 a.m. on an Interstate 10 access road near West Avenue. Authorities said the man may have been intoxicated when he was crossing the street.
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Thursday, September 11, 2014
A 25-year-old Texas man was ejected from his vehicle and killed Thursday after he apparently lost control of the vehicle and crashed into trees on the side of Interstate 10. Louisiana State Police identified the driver as Jorge Garcia Martinez of Hidalgo, Texas. Authorities say Martinez was not wearing a seatbelt.  An autopsy is pending to determine whether Martinez may have been impaired.