Emilio Cruz Castro, 41, killed; 41-year-old woman and 9-year-old boy in serious condition after head-on crash on 7th Avenue and Elwood Street in south Phoenix, Arizona; bystanders save suspected drunk driver from car before it burst into flames

Modified Date: 
Tue, 03/17/2015 - 4:08pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, February 8, 2015

Bystanders save woman from fiery car crash

"Without a doubt they saved their life. We'd like to find them and thank them and shake their hand and tell them how much we appreciate them," said Capt. Ernsberger. "I walked by the vehicle and it was completely burned out on the inside to point to where the steering wheel is missing so it was a very hot fire obviously unsurvivable."

Bystanders save woman before car catches fire following deadly crash; impairment suspected

A driver suspected of being impaired caused a crash that killed the driver of another car and injured two others, police say.

1 dead, 3 in serious condition after Phoenix crash

Holmes said the female driver may have been impaired at the time of the accident and charges are pending upon completion of the investigation.
At about midnight Sunday at 7th Avenue and Elwood Street in South Phoenix, two vehicles collided head-on. Civilians pulled a woman in her 43-year-old woman from one car before it was engulfed in flames, saving her. The driver of the other vehicle that did not catch fire, Emilio Cruz Castro, 41, was killed. Two passengers in that car, a 41-year-old woman and 9-year-old boy, were trapped in their vehichle and had to be extracted by the fire department. They were taken to a hospital in serious condition. The woman in the car that burned was also taken to a hospital in serious condition and is suspected of impairment. We'll update this story as more information becomes available.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Emilio Cruz Castro

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