{"id":400669,"date":"2025-11-24T05:32:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T05:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/400669\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T05:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T05:32:14","slug":"overnight-crash-in-west-phoenix-leaves-1-dead-2-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/400669\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight crash in west Phoenix leaves 1 dead, 2 injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX \u2014 An overnight collision in Phoenix on Sunday left a 38-year-old man dead and two other adults injured, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Police responded to a collision call near <a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/maps\/place\/W+Virginia+Ave+%26+N+67th+Ave,+Phoenix,+AZ+85035\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x872b151099192371:0x8471de22d63ff0c6?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:242&amp;ictx=111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">67th and Virginia avenues<\/a> around 3:15 a.m., according to the Phoenix Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival, officers found two vehicles involved in the crash. One of the drivers, Juan Andres Ortiz, was found with serious injuries. Life-saving efforts were made, but he was pronounced dead on scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two other adults were found injured from the crash and were taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the other vehicle, 19-year-old Andy Lepe, showed signs of impairment, police said. He was arrested and booked\u00a0on multiple charges in connection with the incident, including manslaughter, aggravated assault and endangerment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More details on Phoenix crash<\/p>\n<p>An investigation indicated the collision occurred when Lepe was driving northbound on 67th Avenue when Ortiz\u2019s vehicle made a left turn onto Virginia Avenue from southbound 67th Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Lepe was allegedly driving at a high speed with no headlights on prior to the crash.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Leasure96\" data-show-count=\"false\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @Leasure96<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">Have a story idea or tip? 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