'I'm sorry': Drunk and stoned driver who killed 6-year-old girl with Tundra going 105 mph lied about being brake-checked before crash, cops say
Story by Chris Perez • 13h
An Arizona man who was allegedly drinking and getting stoned while celebrating his girlfriend's birthday slammed his pickup truck into a Toyota Corolla with multiple children inside, killing a 6-year-old and injuring her 2-year-old sister, cops say.
Turatsinze Gadi, 21, of Phoenix, tried telling police investigators that he was brake checked before the deadly crash, which was proven to be false, according to local TV station KTVK, which cites information provided by Maricopa County and state officials.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) says troopers responded to the crash scene just before 8 p.m. last Sunday and found the mangled Corolla sedan with five people inside, including the 6-year-old victim and her 2-year-old sister, who was injured and hospitalized.
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A GoFundMe launched to support the children's mother says, "Her family is now facing the unimaginable: saying goodbye to their precious baby girl while her sister remains in the ICU fighting to recover," the fundraiser says.
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