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MCSO: Man arrested for deadly crash mear Carefree

Posted at 2:05 PM, Jun 21, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-21 17:05:41-04

Officials have arrested a man for a deadly rollover crash in Maricopa County.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s office said 32-year-old Leonardo Ramos-Cruz was arrested for one count of manslaughter and two counts of endangerment.

According to MCSO, just after 12:00 a.m. on June 19, Cruz’s vehicle went off Horseshoe Dam Road near mile post 3.8. The truck went airborne into a ravine and rolled multiple times.

Three passengers were in the vehicle. Jesus Ochoa-Garcia died from his injuries. Maria Lopez-Espinoza, 53 and Rogelio Ochoa-Garcia, 44, were flown to an area hospital with serious injuries.

The suspect was also flown to the hospital with serious injuries.

MCSO said Impairment and speed were factors in the crash.