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Scottsdale Police Department PHOENIX – Ramon Angel Carrasco and his girlfriend were driving home from a Scottsdale bakery in a white BMW in August 2019 when Robert J. Foster pulled up next to them in a light blue Lamborghini. According to a witness account provided to police, Carrasco and Foster revved their engines at a red light on Hayden Road before heading north, and within seconds they were traveling more than 100 mph. Meanwhile, Cynthia Ann Fisher was driving south on the same stretch of Hayden. The 68-year-old hairdresser had just left the grocery store and was planning to make breakfast the next morning for a new roommate, said Leah Stenzel, her friend and boss.
Arizona law enforcement struggle to halt deadly street racing By Zoha Tunio, Aydalí Campa, Sarah Suwalsky, Kenneth Quayle/Special for Cronkite News
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Scottsdale police investigate the two-car crash Aug. 3, 2019, that killed Cynthia Fisher, who was on her way home from the grocery store. (Photo courtesy of Scottsdale Police Department)
Cynthia Fisher, 68, a mother and grandmother, died Aug. 3, 2019, when her black Camry was struck by a white BMW. She’s one of at least five people in the Phoenix area killed in street racing accidents since 2019. (Photo courtesy of Scottsdale Police Department)
Scottsdale police find Robert Foster’s Lamborghini in his garage and impound it after arresting him on Aug. 15, 2019. (Scottsdale Police Department)