Peoria police have arrested a teenager for causing a November car crash that killed five people, including three children.
Authorities say Peoria officers located the 17-year-old boy Thursday morning in neighboring Glendale.
The teen, who is not being identified because of his age, was booked into jail on five counts of second-degree murder. He is currently being held in a juvenile detention facility.
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U.S. Marshals arrested a suspect in the killing of a young Reno mother who was left in the street after being shot in the head.
Investigators say speed and impairment are believed to be factors in the collision and traffic-related investigations can often take months.
O the night of Nov. 20, a Jeep SUV struck a Mazda van as it was making a left turn.
The Mazda was carrying two adults and four children. All of them were wearing seatbelts or proper restraints. But 36-year-old Elizabeth Simpson of Glendale and 31-year-old Jace Hochstetler of Phoenix died at the scene. Three of the children, including a 14-year-old girl, later died.
The teen driver of the Jeep suffered minor injuries.