One person is dead, three others are injured, and two are currently in critical condition after a fiery three-vehicle crash in Parker, Arizona, Sunday afternoon, according to Parker Police. An impaired semi-truck driver has been charged with murder.
According to Parker police reports, semi-truck driver Karan Singh, 28, was heading north when he struck three vehicles waiting at a red light at the intersection of California Avenue and Riverside Drive. The collision sent all vehicles into the parking lot of the Terrible Herbst gas station.
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One vehicle crashed into a gas station building and was rear-ended by a semi-truck, causing it to burst into flames. Another vehicle struck a rock in the parking lot and fell off its roof, Parker police said.
Singh left the scene of the accident and headed about a block west to Rupert's Mexican Restaurant, where Police Chief Michael Bailey said Singh ordered a burrito. He sat down and ate half of it before being arrested by the police.
Bailey said a preliminary urine test showed Singh tested positive for drugs, but police are waiting for a full toxicology report before releasing further details.
Singh was taken to a nearby hospital for minor injuries, Parker police said, but was later transported to La Paz County to face one count of second-degree murder and eight counts of aggravated assault.
The two were airlifted to a Phoenix hospital, where they remain in critical condition.
