Glendale Police officials identify driver allegedly involved in crash that killed Phoenix woman
By Kenneth Wong article
PHENOX - Glendale Police officials have released the identity of a Phoenix man who was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash on the morning of March 30 that killed a 50-year-old woman.
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The impact sent the truck into a canal on the southwest side of the intersection, killing the driver. The driver of the truck was identified as Leauna Christensen.
Leauna Christensen (Photo Courtesy: Glendale Police Department) The occupants of the sedan were witnessed walking away from the accident westbound on Maryland Ave, read a portion of a statement released by Glendale Police on April 7. The driver left his wallet in the vehicle and officers responded to his residence where evidence of the collision was located, and he was placed under arrest.
Man accused in deadly hit-and-run crash in Phoenix arrested
April 7, 2021
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Authorities have arrested a driver who allegedly ran a red light and caused a deadly hit-and-run crash at a Phoenix canal last week.
Glendale police said 23-year-old Rudy Valdez Herrera turned himself in on Wednesday.
He was booked into jail on suspicion of failing to remain at the scene of a fatal accident.
It was unclear if Valdez Herrera had a lawyer yet.
Police investigators said the car Valdez Herrera was driving in the early morning hours of March 30 crashed into a pickup truck with the impact causing the vehicle to roll onto its side and land inside the canal.
Police took into custody a 23-year-old man suspected of fleeing from a crash that killed a Phoenix woman and left her truck in a Glendale canal in March, officials announced Wednesday.
Rudy A. Valdez Herrera, of Phoenix, surrendered to police Wednesday and was booked into a Maricopa County jail on suspicion of failure to remain at the scene of a fatal crash, according to a Glendale police news release.
Impairment was being investigated, and the investigation was ongoing for possible additional charges, police said.
Valdez Herrera is accused of driving a dark-colored sedan that was involved in a collision with a white pickup truck shortly before 1 a.m. March 30 at 99th and Maryland avenues. The truck ended up on its side in a nearby canal.