A couple of bicycle-adjacent fatal hit and runs…One was a scooter, and the other was a mini-bike (presumably, a motor-driven cycle; i.e. motorcycle). In the first instance, the criminal pickup driver is still at large and needs to be located; and involved a (electric, i guess?) scooter. I am not clear how scooter riders get categorized for crash data purposes (and it may be different for state ASDM, vs federal FARS, see change to FARS in 2022).
The second involved a “mini bike”, which should not be categorized as bicyclist.
Both incidents will be listed on the AZ cyclist fatality spreadsheet while we await official statistics.
West Phoenix — BOLO “Black Truck” / (electric?) scooter.
Aug 16, 2025 ~7:30p. Area of 67th Avenue and Indian School Road, I assume they mean a Black Pickup Truck. This criminal driver is still at large — BE ON THE LOOKOUT, AND SEND ANY INFO/LEADS TO SILENT WITNESS
Man on electric scooter dies after hit-and-run crash in west Phoenix
By Ben Bradley
Published: Aug. 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM MST
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver after a man riding on an electric scooter was killed in west Phoenix on Saturday night….Officers were called to the area of 67th Avenue and Indian School Road shortly after 7:30 p.m. and found a man unresponsive in the roadway. He was rushed to a hospital where he died a short time later. He has since been identified as 59-year-old Eden Cuautli Zacatelco.
Investigators believe Zacatelco was riding his scooter westbound on Indian School when he was struck by a vehicle, believed to be a black truck, that fled before first responders arrived.
Anyone with information on the deadly collision is asked to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (480-948-6377) or 480-TESTIGO (480-837-8446) for Spanish speakers. You can also leave a tip at silentwitness.org.
This area is loaded with very wide, many-laned roads and loads of driveways.
Chandler fatal Hit/run with “mini-bike” rider; suspect arrested
July 17, 2025, “early morning”. Near Chandler Boulevard and Delaware Street.
Man arrested days after deadly hit-and-run in Chandler
By Peter Valencia
Published: Jul. 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM MST
CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — Police have made an arrest days after an early morning hit-and-run crash that left a man dead near downtown Chandler.
Chandler police announced Friday that officers arrested Jer’hard Doane Duriso for the crash that happened last Thursday near Chandler Boulevard and Delaware Street.
Chandler police announced that Jer’hard Doane Duriso was arrested in connection to the…
Chandler police announced that Jer’hard Doane Duriso was arrested in connection to the hit-and-run crash.(Arizona’s Family/Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office)
According to officers, the mini bike rider, later identified as 40-year-old Obed Guadalupe Duarte-Leyva, was found seriously injured. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Over the course of the investigation, Chandler PD detectives identified Duriso as a suspect, and he was taken into custody outside of a Mesa home, police said…Duriso now faces a felony hit-and-run charge.
Criminal Case
CR-2025129974 (minutes. So far just an arraignment), the felony hit and run, Is winding its way through Maricopa County Superior Court.
Defendant Duriso has some prior court interactions over the years:
| Case Number | Name | Party Type | Court |
| M-0766-CT-2014008790 | JER HARD DOANE DURISO | DEFENDANT | Gilbert Municipal |
| M-0766-CT-2024002310 | JER HARD DOANE DURISO | DEFENDANT | Gilbert Municipal |
| J-1108-FD-20150124 | JER’HARD DURISO | DEFENDANT | Western Pinal Justice |
| S-1100-CR-201401722 | JER’HARD DURISO | DEFENDANT | Pinal County Superior |
| J-0704-TR-2014132321 | JER’HARD DOANE DURISO | DEFENDANT | San Marcos Justice |
| J-0723-CT-2015147073 | JER’HARD DOANE DURISO | DEFENDANT | Kyrene Justice |
| J-1108-FD-20150102 | JERHARD DURISO | DEFENDANT | Western Pinal Justice |
| J-1109-CM-2023000127 | JERHARD D DURISO | DEFENDANT | Pioneer Justice Court |
| J-1108-TR-20150236 | JERHARD DOANE DURISO | DEFENDANT | Western Pinal Justice |
| J-1108-CV-2017000417 | JERHARD DOANE DURISO | DEFENDANT | Western Pinal Justice |
| M-0745-CV-2015078103 | JERHARD DOANE DURISO | DEFENDANT | Mesa Municipal |
| S-0700-CR-2016000861 | Jerhard Doane Duriso | DEFENDANT | Maricopa County Superior |
| S-0700-CR-2015153301 | Jerhard Doane Duriso | DEFENDANT | Maricopa County Superior |
| S-0700-CR-2015154048 | Jerhard Doane Duriso | DEFENDANT | Maricopa County Superior |
| M-1144-TR-20151272 | JERHARD DOANE DURISO | DEFENDANT | Maricopa Municipal |
| S-0700-CR-2016001688 | Jerhard Doane Duriso | DEFENDANT | Maricopa County Superior |
| S-0700-CR-2025129974 | Jerhard Doane Duriso | DEFENDANT | Maricopa County Superior |
| S-0700-CR-2015118857 | Jerhard Doane Duriso | DEFENDANT | Maricopa County Superior |
| J-1108-CV-20140683 | JORHARD DURISO | DEFENDANT | Western Pinal Justice |
It’s kind of mind boggling the number of bike-share and scooter-share trips that are made these days. We were in Tucson when bike-share and scooter-share came on the scene. Now we are in Seattle, where the City recently reports 6.1M trips on bike share and scooter share so far this year. (I thought that was some kind of mistake, but that’s what their data dashboard shows.) A big increase from past years. A record was set recently on a “pride” day, with something like 45k trips in one day. Clearly, the data collection and reporting needs to get up to speed and quickly.