8/11/2020 around 11am. Horrendous crash on US60 near Greenfield. Is it really too much to ask drivers to look where they are driving? The driver of an enormous* SUV plowed into the rear end of a stopped police cruiser, seriously injuring the officer.
Mesa officer, woman injured in multivehicle crash on east U.S. 60 near Greenfield Road
No word on why the driver wasn’t in control of her vehicle. How will this be handled? for comparison, see:
Report: Truck driver was looking at phone in deadly crash (driver charged, convicted and sent to prison; Yuma County)
versus
DPS: Driver who killed officer was texting and driving (still no charges? Maricopa County)
This incident will be investigated by DPS, and charges, if any, would be up to Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.
Officer Sean Stoddard, a 13-year veteran of the Mesa Police Department, was transported in critical condition; the unnamed female SUV driver was also transported
* this particular SUV, a Cadillac Escalade, weighs in at nearly 6,000 pounds curb weight.