PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – The driver accused of causing a fatal accident in Phoenix on Saturday has been arrested for manslaughter. According to Phoenix Police, 23-year-old Elidio Saenz was driving too fast late Saturday morning when he was driving a Chrysler 300 west on Indian School Road and collided with a Toyota Scion trying to turn left onto 31st Avenue Saenz ‘ The car was previously traveling 100 kilometers per hour. However, he attempted to slow down by pressing the brakes a second before impact, which dropped the speed to 78 mph at the time of impact. Saenz told officers that he thought he was going 80 mph and was in a hurry to get home when the accident happened. Source: Mike Schmidt, 3TV / CBS 5 Two people in the Toyota Scion, 27-year-old driver Wilder Uriel Diaz-Gomez and his 18-year-old passenger Yahir Uriel-Diaz, were hospitalized in extremely critical condition. Both died in the hospital. Source: Mike Schmidt, 3TV / CBS 5 Saenz was also seriously injured and taken to hospital and released on Sunday afternoon. Saenz was then arrested by detectives for manslaughter on two counts. He was booked into the Maricopa County Jail. Copyright 2020 KPHO / KTVK (KPHO Rundfunkgesellschaft). All rights reserved.
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