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Grandfather, child killed after Chandler crash, driver in custody

Gage Kauffman faces two counts of reckless manslaughter, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and two counts of endangerment
Chandler crash near Dobson Road and Shawnee Drive
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CHANDLER, AZ — A man is in custody after a December crash in Chandler killed a man and his grandson.

According to court paperwork, Gage Kauffman was driving northbound on Dobson Road on December 20 at a high rate of speed.

The man killed was driving another vehicle that was entering Dobson Road at Shawnee Drive. Kauffman's vehicle crashed into the victims' vehicle.

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The man was reportedly ejected from the vehicle and died on December 30.

His grandson, a four-year-old boy, was also killed from injuries suffered in the crash.

Court records show Kauffman was driving over 100 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per-hour zone moments before the deadly crash

He faces two counts of reckless manslaughter, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and two counts of endangerment.