PHOENIX — A woman and child are seriously hurt after a crash Monday morning in west Phoenix.
Phoenix fire officials say they were called to the area of 35th Avenue and McDowell Road just before 11:30 a.m. for a reported crash.
Police say that two trucks and a car were involved in a crash.
Two adults and three children were in the car at the time of the crash. Officials say a woman in her 30s and a child were taken to a hospital, both in critical condition. The other two children and adult were taken to a hospital as a precaution.
Police say 31-year-old Kenneth Lane was driving north on 35th Avenue when he ran the red light at McDowell Road. Lane then rear-ended the car, which then crashed into the other truck. Both were stopped at the red light facing north.
While talking to Lane, officers noticed signs of impairment. He was arrested and booked under charges of aggravated assault and endangerment. A blood analysis is pending.
This crash remains under investigation.
