Emily Phillips, 21, Jake Hallacy, 26, and Zachery Taylor, 26, killed by hit and run driver in Wichita on July 27.
UPDATE: Police identify three killed in crash near Towne West
Law enforcement records show a Juan Pablo Gandara-Rodela was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on suspicion of three counts of second-degree murder, two counts of aggravated battery, reckless driving, disobeying a traffic signal and fleeing the scene of an accident inflicting great bodily harm.
Police identify victims in Wichita triple fatality collision
Police said the SUV’s 31-year-old driver ran from the scene but was later arrested at a Wichita home. He was being held on suspicion of three counts of second-degree murder and other charges
Wichita police have released the names of three people killed in a hit-and-run weekend crash.
The victims were identified Monday as 21-year-old Emily Phillips, of McPherson, and Jake Hallacy and Zachery Taylor, both 26 and from Valley Center.
All three were passengers in a car that police say was struck around 2 a.m. Sunday by a speeding SUV that ran a red light at a west Wichita intersection. The car’s driver remained in a hospital Monday, and a fourth passenger was treated and released.
Police said the SUV’s 31-year-old driver ran from the scene but was later arrested at a Wichita home.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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