GOODYEAR, AZ — A man is in custody and faces two counts of manslaughter among other charges after a deadly crash in Goodyear over the weekend.
According to court paperwork, 50-year-old Andrew Lugo was driving a GMC Sierra along Indian School Road Sunday around 5:30 p.m. when he was seen racing a Jeep Wrangler by multiple witnesses. The two vehicles crashed with a third bystander vehicle, a Chevy Cruze, near 155th Avenue.
Goodyear police say 58-year-old Douglas Shippy, the driver of the Jeep and 43-year-old Brian Rose who was driving the Cruze died at the scene from their injuries.
Both the Jeep and Cruze vehicles caught fire after the crash and were seriously damaged.
Officials say Lugo and Shippy began racing half a mile before it all ended in the fiery crash.
Rose's brother, Dallas Harding, spoke with ABC15 and says his brother was just taking a trip to the store.
“We called him the gentle giant,” said Harding.
Originally from Michigan, Rose moved to Goodyear to live with Harding in 2021.
“He just enjoyed life especially since he had been here in Arizona,” said Harding.
Their home was less than half a mile from where Rose was killed.
“Lost for somebody racing down the road to show that one car is more powerful than the other one, faster than the other one,” said Harding. “It’s disgusting.”
Neighbors also told ABC15 they see speeding and crashes frequently, and are now hoping for more enforcement or change.
Lugo's fiance and 8-year-old daughter were in the vehicle with him at the time of the crash. Neither suffered serious injuries.
Lugo reportedly refused to perform any sobriety tests at the scene or provide a breath sample for BAC testing. According to court paperwork, Lugo's blood was drawn at the hospital after the crash and showed a .15 BAC%, nearly twice the legal limit.
Investigators on the scene estimate Lugo was driving approximately 80-90 MPH in a 45 MPH residential zone.
Lugo was arrested and faces two counts of manslaughter, two counts of endangerment, one count of aggravated DUI with a passenger under 15, one count of extreme DUI, one count of racing, and one count of reckless driving.
