Keighlob Yellowhair, 12, killed, several people injured, and driver Amber Sloan, 23, arrested in car collision at 87th Avenue and Deer Valley in Peoria, Arizona
Modified Date:
Wed, 05/22/2019 - 2:32pmAccident Date:
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Several children seriously injured in 2-vehicle crash in Peoria
One child with life-threatening injuries was flown to the hospital.
Two other children with life-threatening injuries were taken to the hospital by ground ambulance.
Woman arrested, boy dies after serious crash in Peoria
According to police, Sloan failed to yield to oncoming traffic at the stop sign and hit a minivan at the intersection of 87th Avenue and Deer Valley Road just after 6 p.m. on Saturday.
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Randy and Carissa Terrones and their 5 boys were in a devastating car accident and they lost a son. The family is now home from the hospital and they have a long recovery ahead for the other children.
Mother whose son was killed in Peoria crash says she forgives woman who caused the accident
A Glendale mother says instead of preparing for the holidays, she is planning her son's funeral.
"Any parent, any mom, would say that their child is their world, he was my world," said Lourinda Yellowhair.
Yellowhair's pain is almost beyond words. Her world shattered after her son, Keighlob Yellowhair, 12, was killed in a violent crash at 87th Avenue and Deer Valley last Saturday.
"I saw him on Thanksgiving, that was the last time I saw him, was Thanksgiving, Saturday he was going to a youth group, that's what they were headed," said Yellowhair.
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Type: Car Accident
Topics:
Children/Minors InvolvedPeople Involved:
Amber Sloan
Keighlob Yellowhair
Roadway:
87th Avenue and Deer ValleyCity:
Peoria, AZCounty:
Maricopa County, AZArea:
Phoenix, AZ
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