TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – One man is facing a murder charge and authorities are looking for another driver following a high-speed crash at Valencia and Country Club in Tucson that killed a young child on Friday, April 10.
It was the second high-speed fatal crash at that intersection in weeks, and nearby businesses are worried it will keep happening despite more speeding enforcement in the area.
The Tucson Police Department said 22-year-old Christian Isaiah Randall was arrested on charges of second-degree murder, endangerment and aggravated assault for the April 10 crash. He is being held on a $500,000 bond.
The TPD said Randall and another driver were speeding when they caused a crash that split another car in half around 1 p.m. The driver of the other vehicle that was speeding fled and is wanted by the TPD. Anyone with information is asked to call 88-CRIME.
A 3-year-old girl, who family identified as Anna, was in a car seat in the back of the vehicle that was split in half. The TPD said she was properly restrained, but she was killed.
Randall suffered only minor injuries and was booked after his release. The TPD said it is looking for the driver of the other vehicle.
The TPD said the investigation determined Randall and the another vehicle speeding while eastbound on Valencia. The Camry attempted a southbound left turn onto Country Club and was hit by Randall’s vehicle and cut in half.
Security video obtained by 13 News shows the two speeding vehicles causing the crash.
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Samantha Bracamonte reached out to 13 News and said her sister-in-law was driving the Camry and that her 3-year-old niece, Anna, was killed.
Bracamonte said her sister-in-law is nine months pregnant and is in the hospital being treated for her injuries.
She set up a GoFundMe for the family, and it raised more than $67,000 by 9 p.m. Saturday.
A bicyclist was nearly killed by flying debris following a crash at Valencia and Country Club in Tucson on Friday, April 10.(13 News)
On March 1, three people were killed, and another suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash at the intersection that the Tucson Police Department said was caused by street racers.
While at the scene Friday afternoon, a 13 News photographer saw a memorial to the people killed on March 1 right next to the carnage from the recent accident.
The debris from Friday’s fatal accident at Valencia and Country Club rests next to the memorial for the three victims killed there on March 1.(13 News)
Businesses in the area that 13 News has talked with said street racing and high-speed crashes are nothing new to them.
“It’s pretty terrifying, man. Honestly,” said Frank Bustamante, who manages the nearby BrakeMax. “All we heard was, I mean, the amount of force that was with that crash, man, you could actually hear it from inside, even being in the building.”
Bustamante said speeding has become a constant on Valencia.
“ It’s actually quite often, man, honestly, you know, even being inside, we hear the cars zooming by, we see them too. You know, it’s just. It. People really need to slow down, honestly,” he said.
In the March accident, 20-year-old Ashtyn Vandersloot, 20-year-old Antonio Olalde, and 18-year-old Grace Hobbs died. Vandersloot was the driver, and according to his toxicology report, he was drunk (.113 BAC) and had marijuana in his system.
Three people were killed, and another person suffered life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash connected to street racing in Tucson late Sunday, March 1.(13 News)
Olalde (.108 BAC) and Hobbs (.139 BAC) were also legally drunk, according to their reports. Olalde also had cocaine in his system.
The TPD said Vandersloot was likely racing another vehicle, and authorities are asking for help to find the other vehicle, which has not been identified.
The TPD has asked for help identifying the vehicles and drivers from both fatal incidents. Anyone with information should call 911 or 88-CRIME.
Following the March 1 crash, the Tucson Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies launched a major deployment on the road. The TPD said hundreds of people were cited or arrested.
Arizona DPS said in just one day in late March, troopers arrested eight people and gave out 197 speeding tickets.
With the second deadly crash there in just weeks, Bustamante is hoping for more enforcement to prevent scenes like the brutality on Friday from happening again.
“I think more frequent cop patrolling or even just motorcycle patrols to go and catch speeders,” he said. “You know, I mean that that’ll help the safety of everybody on the streets.”
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