Massive crash mid-morning Tuesday Aug 16, 2022 about 9:00 a.m. Warner Road between Juniper and Lakeshore (a.k.a. Dorsey Ln) in southern Tempe.
Police had eastbound traffic diverted most of the day, indicating serious injury or fatality.
It would appear high speeds are involved (the red vehicle pictured came to rest 200′ east of the intersection where the collision occurred) but no information seems to have been released by Tempe pd, no news, etc.
If you have any information, please leave a comment below. This is a little over a mile away from the spot on Rural Road where a driver lost control and killed a woman sitting at a bus stop earlier this year.
Below is what police told me a few days later; it’s odd it wasn’t (apparently?) sent to the news media, I also note that the name of driver who was arrested was not revealed (arrestees are usually named)… will need to get a police report, but that won’t be available for awhile.
Circumstances indicate police would looking at felony criminal charge.
The details, such as they are, don’t indicate which driver was arrested. However, besides impairment, the condition of the red vehicle, plus where it came to rest ( a couple hundred feet) indicates excessive speed.
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Date: Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 2:47 PM
Subject: RE: Warner Rd Crash Fwd: Recent roadway fatalities and severe crashes
On Tuesday at approximately 9:50 a.m. Tempe PD worked a two-vehicle collision near E Warner Rd and S Dorsey Ln. One of the subjects was transported to the hospital with a serious physical injury that was not life-threatening. The collision caused the eastbound lanes on Warner Rd at Lakeshore Dr. to be closed for a bit. During the investigation on the scene, the driver of the other vehicle was placed under arrest; impairment was a factor.
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Tempe Police Media Relations Unit
480-350-8311
480-341-0441 (cell)
policepio@tempe.gov
See comment below for another violent turning-error crash along Warner at Hardy in Feb 2023 that sent a vehicle out of control through the BL and up on the sidewalk; anyone walking or riding there would have been seriously injured or worse. See March 2023 Tucson fatality where a motorist left-turn error caused a 2-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of a cyclist when one of vehicles careeened onto the sidewalk.
there was a significant wreck Feb 24, 2023 Warner at Hardy; around 8am
(see pics in google photos)
Happened about 1/4 mile in front of me, loud explosion and huge cloud.
honda sedan was crushed in on driver’s side, driver was injured but not apparently badly and was pinned, awaiting EMS. the sedan ended up about 100′ or more south of the intersection sideways along the nb hardy through lane.
A white newer SUV land rover i think, was smashed flat front, came to rest facing WB on, but on and beyond the south sidewalk along warner maybe 100′ east of the intersection.
Note took several months to be transmitted to ADOT; this is common when serious injury and criminality is involved.
Unit 1 : a 20 yo male driver of a white pickup was faulted for failure to maintain proper lane while going westbound on Warner near Dorsey
Unit 2 : an 18 yo female driver of a red car was eastbound “SIDESWIPE OPPOSITE DIRECTION”; “no improper action” but officer estimated speed was 55 in a 45 (see picture). Incapacitating injury, transported to hospital.
Someone was arrested; but database does not capture that info. The database has fields for alchol but were not filled out (these are often left blank; annoying but common); would need a police departmental report to get more info.
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