Pick-up truck driver crashes into group of cyclists, leaving two dead and 11 injured A man and a woman were killed in the devastating collision, which took place on Saturday morning in a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona cycling
One of the cyclists was pronounced dead at the scene, with the second dying from his injuries after being taken by helicopter to a hospital in Grand Rapids.
According to Ionia County District Attorney Kyle Butler, motorist Mandy Benn, who was arrested on two counts of Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death, did not appear to brake or slow down before striking the cyclists, andin conversations with police officers, allegedly telling them that the scene “almost looks real”.
Butler also told a court in August that, at the time of her arrest, the 42-year-old’s speech was slurred, she was struggling to balance, and appeared unable to follow instructions.We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. If you like road.cc, but you don’t like ads, please consider subscribing to the site to support us directly. As a subscriber you can read road.cc ad-free, from as little as £1.99.
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