Five people, including a small family, were killed in a collision that occurred over the weekend in Arizona, according to the authorities and a wrong-way driver.
At approximately two in the morning on Saturday, the collision took place on United States Route 93 close to White Hills, which is approximately forty miles north of Kingman, as stated by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
When the Jeep collided head-on with a Hyundai station wagon, the driver, who it is believed was under the influence of alcohol, was traveling north in a lane that was going south.
A fire broke out in the vehicle, taking the lives of everyone within.
His best friend, Jason Ortiz, along with his wife and child, were the victims of the Hyundai accident, according to Ryan Yonts, who lives in California. Yonts also stated that he obtained this information.
As reported by Yonts, Ortiz was accompanied by his wife, Madeleine, and their little daughter, Jennilee, when they were traveling in the station wagon.
Yonts is taking this opportunity to remember Ortiz as a devoted parent and as someone who he will miss very much.
“He was a very delightful individual. According to him, “He was just amazing and a diligent worker.”
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The authorities did not immediately identify the motorist who was suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or his passenger, both of whom were killed in the collision.
Regrettably, the collision that occurred on Saturday is associated with a pattern that the troopers have been seeing more of.
There were five fatal accidents that occurred in the wrong direction from January to May of the previous year, resulting in seven fatalities. As of the beginning of this year, there have been four fatal accidents that occurred, resulting in the deaths of eight persons.
The Department of Public Safety spokeswoman, Bart Graves, stated that impairment was a contributing factor in almost all of the fatal accidents that occurred this year.
“I just wish that [people] wouldn’t drink and drive,” Yonts stated. “It’s just devastating. I don’t think a lot of people realize the impacts of what they do until after it happens.”
