We are investigating a serious vehicle vs pedestrian collision near McQueen & Ocotillo. All east bound traffic from S Arizona Ave to McQueen Rd will be shutdown for an extended amount of time. Please take alternate routes for your commute.
The media staging area will be Central… pic.twitter.com/oK5qBJMOxH— Chandler Police (@ChandlerPolice) November 27, 2023
11/27/2023 ~7am
This would have been at or near the where Paseo Trail crosses Ocotillo Rd., which is just west of McQueen. Hit/run, and according to the news story, Chandler PD arrested the suspect driver soon after becoming involved ANOTHER crash at Ocotillo and McQueen, and leaving THAT scene on foot.
So there are (at least) two crimes, with hit/run involving fatality being a felony.
Was the driver impaired? Hit and run drivers often are.
At this time the news story didn’t list any names.
Special thanks to Chandler PD media people for not using the ‘A’ word in their tweets and press releases.
UPDATE: yes, of course
“Chandler police believe 26-year-old Keith Taylor was intoxicated at the time of the collisions… Court documents say Taylor was taken into custody after a foot chase with officers nearly a half-mile away… Taylor had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech. A preliminary test showed Taylor reportedly had a breath alcohol concentration (BAC) of .181.” — azfamily
Criminal Case
Well that was quick. The driver was indicted on reckless manslaughter + endangerment + hit-and-run w/ fatality. All serious felonies. Defendant plead guilty
CR2023-153728 ; minutes ; sentence minute
11 years prison plus some probation.
The defendant had a couple of speeding tickets showing on case lookup,
PR-2020004302 , and CT-2021185819. The former being a Scottsdale city photoradar that seems to have been dismissed; the other being in kyrene justice court.