Zanes Law In The News

• 12 Dec 2019

  Amazon Driver Foils Carjacker

  Last week, an Amazon employee in Phoenix just happened to be in the right place at the right time to prevent an armed carjacking. According to a story filed by ABC 15 in Phoenix, officers with the Phoenix Police Department had been conducting intensified patrolling around  Cave Creek Road and Cactus Road
• 11 Dec 2019

  Elderly Victim Dies Two Months After Crash In Tuscon

  A 75-year-old victim of a crash that happened two months ago has died on Monday, December 9th, as a result of the injuries she suffered in the crash. In an article appearing on the Patch.com website, Tucson Police said that the October 1st crash happened at the intersection of West Via Ingreso and South Mi
• 10 Dec 2019

  Public Safety Director Questioned About Special Treatment From Police After Speeding Incident

  KPNX Channel 12 in Phoenix reports that Department of Public Safety Director, Colonel Frank Milstead is facing increased scrutiny after an incident that happened in October near Camp Verde. In October, the head of DPS was pulled over by a Yavapai Sheriff’s Department deputy for driving erratically and dr
• 09 Dec 2019

  Father Arrested After Suspected DUI Crash Kills His Son

  There are few things worse for a parent to suffer than the loss of a child. For parents who, through a lapse of judgment, end up causing such a loss face an even greater burden.  Such appears to be the case for a man who was arrested over the weekend for his role in a suspected DUI crash that left his 7-year
• 06 Dec 2019

  Motorcyclist Killed On The North Side Of Tuscon

  Police in Tucson report that a motorcyclist was killed on Wednesday, December 4th, on the city’s north side. According to a report appearing on the Tucson.com website, the fatal crash happened at the intersection of Flowing Wells Road and West Kleindale Road at approximately 11:45 a.m. Officer Frank Mago
• 05 Dec 2019

  Police Hunt For Carjacker Who Stole Box Truck And SUV

  The Phoenix Police Department is currently searching for a suspect who allegedly carjacked a box truck and a woman’s SUV early Wednesday. According to Phoenix Police Department’s spokesperson, Sgt. Mercedes Fortune, and appearing in a report released on The Arizona Family website, the incident began wh
• 04 Dec 2019

  Single-Vehicle Crash Deemed A Homicide In Via Noche

  Tucson Police are now investigating a single-vehicle crash that happened in October as a homicide. According to a report by KGUN Channel 9 in Tucson, police officers were called to the scene within the 5200 block of South Via Noche. The accident reportedly happened at approximately 11:00 p.m. on October 30
• 03 Dec 2019

  Alleged DUI Crash Outside Mesa Leads To Murder Charges

  A suspected DUI driver has been arrested on the charge of second-degree murder after her vehicle collided with another on Sunday, November 22nd. According to the report filed by Ayano Nagaishi, which appeared on the AZ Central website, 24-year-old Deanndra Oymay Woo of Mesa, Arizona, was arrested on the ch
• 02 Dec 2019

  Plane Crash In South Dakota Kills Nine, Injures Three

  The holidays are the time of year when the number of families that travel to visit loved ones reaches its peak.  For one Idaho family, it was a journey that ended in tragedy when their plane crashed shortly after taking off, killing nine people on board and leaving three others critically injured. ABC 15
• 29 Nov 2019

  Injured Hiker Sues City For Unwanted Airlift From Trail

  A female hiker who had to be rescued in June is now suing the city of Phoenix for $2 million after she claims that when she was airlifted off of Piestewa Peak, the stretcher she was in spun and caused injury to her spine. According to a report filed by US News and World Report, 74-year-old Katalin Metro be
• 28 Nov 2019

  Explosion At Texas Chemical Plant Destroys Windows And Doors Miles Away

  KOLD-TV in Tucson reports that two explosions erupted at a chemical plant in Texas just hours apart on Wednesday, November 27th, leaving three people injured. Texas officials say that the explosions happened at just after 1:00 a.m. at a facility owned by the TPC group in Port Neches, Texas. The plant manuf
• 27 Nov 2019

  Brothers Die Minutes Apart In ATV Crashes

  Accidents that end in tragedy can strike anyone at any time. Having to face the untimely death of a loved one is bad enough. Having to face two deaths at the same time, as one North Dakota family has had to do, can be unimaginably devastating. According to a recent story filed by ABC 15 in Phoenix, two bro
• 26 Nov 2019

  Two Children Hurt In Similar Accidents In Different States At Same Trampoline Park Provider

  Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Parks are now facing increased scrutiny after two children were hurt in a similar accident, one here in Phoenix and the other in Lakeland, Florida. Arizona Attorney Tanveer Shah told WFLA Channel8 News that the circumstances surrounding the two incidents are almost identi
• 25 Nov 2019

  Phoenix To Stop Using Red Light Cameras Next Year

  Last week the city of Phoenix announced that it would no longer be using traffic cameras at red lights or for speed on city streets beginning on January 1, 2020. A proposal to extend and renew the contract for the cameras was brought before Phoenix’s City Council and failed in a 4 – 5 member vote. P
• 22 Nov 2019

  Police Issue Warnings About Distraction After Two Tragic Deaths

  In the aftermath of the deaths of two teenagers this month, law enforcement officials are warning motorists and pedestrians to keep their eyes and their mind on the road and to avoid distraction. AZ Central reports that on the morning of Friday, November 15th, in Peoria, a 14-year-old boy was struck by a v
• 21 Nov 2019

  Tempe Considering Lowering Speed Limits

  Officials in Tempe have announced efforts to make the city safer by lowering or preventing crashes on its streets. One of the proposed ways that are meant to accomplish this is by reducing the speed limit on city streets. According to a report filed by AZ Central on its website, staff with the city of Temp
• 20 Nov 2019

  Car Crashes Into Home That Ran Daycare, Three Children Injured

  It’s a scenario that is every parent’s worst nightmare.  When dropping off your child at daycare to go to work only to get a phone call later that day to inform you that your child was seriously injured. ABC 15 in Phoenix reports that was what happened on Tuesday for the parents of two toddlers and an
• 19 Nov 2019

  Driver Hits Car Five Times Into Intersection Before Leaving Scene

  A man was arrested earlier this month on several charges after his involvement in a hit-and-run crash in Tempe, where he drove an unlicensed vehicle and hit another car five times before fleeing the scene. According to a report by ABC 15 in Phoenix, on the night of Wednesday, November 13th, Lorenzo Belmare
• 18 Nov 2019

  Girl Chasing Ice Cream Truck Struck By Car

  It’s a fact that sometimes when children want something, they can act impetuously and put their own safety at risk.  Such a situation arose on Wednesday of last week when a 10-year-old Phoenix girl was struck by a car as she and another friend were attempting to catch up with an ice cream truck. Detecti
• 15 Nov 2019

  Teen Robbery Suspects Crash Stolen Car, Kill Elderly Woman

  An elderly woman has died after her vehicle was hit by two teen robbery suspects in Southwest Houston on Thursday evening. Fox affiliate KSAZ-TV in Phoenix reported that the fatal crash happened at approximately 4:00 p.m. when two teens, 15 and 16 years of age, entered a vehicle that had been reported stol
• 14 Nov 2019

  Hit-And-Run Rollover Crash Involves Four Vehicles, One Killed

  A hit-and-run rollover crash that involved four vehicles in Midtown Tucson on Wednesday has resulted in the death of one person. Tucson.com reported on its website that at approximately 12:20 p.m. a woman had been heading eastbound 22nd Street when her pickup truck was rear-ended by another vehicle traveli
• 13 Nov 2019

  Man Gives Comfort To Person Pinned Underneath Semi Truck After Crash

  For some people, when faced with an emergency, they want to lend a helping hand if they can. For Ricky Lyons, that time came on Monday afternoon along Interstate 10 near the Ray Road exit when he witnessed an 18-wheeler that overturned in front of him. “I didn’t expect anyone to be under that truck and
• 12 Nov 2019

  24-Year Sentence For Fatal Wrong-Way Crash

  A man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for his role in a wrong-way crash that happened in the summer of 2017. Fox10 in Phoenix reports that Carlos Quinonez, 21, of Casa Grande, was found guilty by Coconino Superior Court on the charges of negligent homicide, driving under the influence of alcohol,
• 11 Nov 2019

  NTSB Announces New Recommendations For Bike Helmets

  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently announced its recommendation that bicyclists be required to wear a helmet in all 50 states. Fox 10 in Phoenix reports that the federal agency’s recommendation comes as the result of a sharp uptick in deaths of bicyclists across the United States.
• 08 Nov 2019

  Dust Detection System Nearly Complete On I-10

  Dust being carried by Monsoon winds in the spring and fall is something most Arizonans come to expect. In order to make the conditions a little less hazardous to motorists, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) reports that a $6.5 dust detection project along Interstate 10 near Eloy and Picacho Peak