Car wash held for victim in fiery Phoenix crash
Posted: Nov 12, 2017 5:55 PM EST Updated: Nov 12, 2017 9:53 PM EST
By azfamily.com Staff
A car wash was held near 75th Avenue and Indian School Road for Ariella Santos. (Source: 3TV/CBS 5/GoFundMe)
People from around the community came and donated whatever they could at the car wash, whether that was money, food or drinks. (Source: 3TV/CBS 5)
Three people, including two teenagers, were killed in the crash involving a stolen SUV. (Source: 3TV/CBS 5)
The family was raising money for funeral expenses. (Source: 3TV/CBS 5)
There's a $6,000 goal for the GoFundMe. (Source: GoFundMe) PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Friends, family and a community came together for a fundraiser to help with funeral expenses for a girl killed in a fiery crash in Phoenix.
They held a car wash on Sunday near 75th Avenue and Indian School Road for Ariella Santos. She was one of three people, including two teenagers, killed in the crash involving a stolen SUV.
People from around the community came and donated whatever they could at the car wash, whether that was money, food or drinks.
"It means everything to me, it means everything to all of us here as a family," George Santos, Ariella's brother, said.
There were seven people in the SUV when they crashed into another SUV on Monday night. Several people helped pull them from the SUV when it caught fire.
One of those was a woman who showed up at Sunday's car wash and brought food and drinks.
"We're just grateful for everyone right now," Santos said.
A GoFundMe page has been set up for Ariella.
The 14-year-old boy driving the SUV survived and charges could be coming soon, police said.
Police said the SUV was stolen Sunday, Nov. 5, near Dunlap Avenue and Interstate 17 with the keys left inside the vehicle.
These reckless criminals paid with their life. They will not do this again: stealing an SUV, speeding and driving recklessly in the city. We have 8 billion humans on this planet. We do not need any more human trash.
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PHOENIX, AZ (AP) — Phoenix police have identified the three people killed in a stolen SUV that collided with another vehicle.
Authorities say 38-year-old Melissa Bishop, 14-year-old Promise Garcia and 13-year-old Ariella Santos died from their injuries in Monday night's crash.
Garcia was initially reported as an adult.
Police spokesman Sgt. Vince Lewis says four others in the vehicle were injured, including the 14-year-old driver.
His injuries are not life-threatening.
Lewis says shortly after police learned the SUV had been stolen, authorities received a call of a crash on a frontage road near Interstate 17 and Greenway Road.
The SUV crashed into another vehicle turning from Greenway onto the frontage road on a green light.
The other vehicle's driver was treated at the scene.
Lewis says neither driver showed signs of impairment.
These reckless criminals paid with their life. They will not do this again: stealing an SUV, speeding and driving recklessly in the city. We have 8 billion humans on this planet. We do not need any more human trash.
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PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -
Phoenix police say a 14-year-old boy was behind the wheel in a fiery crash that left three people dead.
The crash happened Monday night around 8 p.m. near Interstate 17 and Greenway Road.
Phoenix police Sgt. Vince Lewis said the incident started on the I-17 freeway when a Department of Public Safety trooper spotted a stolen white SUV.
Lewis said the SUV was traveling in the northbound lanes of the freeway near Dunlap Avenue and was not stopping for the DPS trooper.
Minutes later, the SUV exited the freeway at Greenway Road and collided with a Honda CRV, then hit a wall, bursting into flames upon impact.
Phoenix fire Capt. Jake Van Hook said seven people were in the stolen SUV.
The driver of the SUV, a 14-year-old boy, was hurt, but his injuries were not life-threatening.
An adult female passenger was declared dead at the scene.
A 38-year-old woman and a 13-year-old girl were pronounced dead at the hospital.
A 14-year-old girl, a 20-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man were also hurt, but their injuries were not life-threatening,
The driver of the Honda was treated at the scene.
Police say neither driver showed signs of impairment.
It's unclear what the relationship between the seven people are but police said the teenage driver had the same last name as somebody else in the stolen SUV.
The investigation is ongoing.
These reckless criminals paid with their life. They will not do this again: stealing an SUV, speeding and driving recklessly in the city. We have 8 billion humans on this planet. We do not need any more human trash.===========
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -
Three people have died after a crash on Greenway Road at Interstate 17 in Phoenix on Monday night, according to police.
Phoenix police Sgt. Vince Lewis said the incident began on the I-17 freeway when a Department of Public Safety trooper spotted a stolen SUV.
Lewis said the SUV was traveling in the northbound lanes of the freeway near Dunlap Avenue and was not stopping for the pursuing DPS trooper.
The SUV exited the freeway at Greenway Road and collided with another SUV, bursting into flames after the impact.
Phoenix fire Capt. Jake Van Hook said seven people were in the stolen SUV.
A 16-year-old boy, a 14-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl were taken to the hospital in serious condition, said Van Hook.
There were also four adults, three women and a man, in the stolen SUV. One of the adult women died at the scene and the other died at the hospital. A 30-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman are in serious condition.
Phoenix police said another individual died at the hospital but did not release information on age or gender.
The driver of the second SUV that was hit was not seriously injured.
Police said the 14-year-old boy was driving at the time of the crash.
It's unclear what the relationship between the seven people are but police said the teenage driver had the same last name as somebody else in the stolen SUV.
The exit ramps from I-17 to Greenway Road were closed as well as Greenway Road at I-17 while police conducted the investigation.
These reckless criminals paid with their life. They will not do this again: stealing an SUV, speeding and driving recklessly in the city. We have 8 billion humans on this planet. We do not need any more human trash.