PEORIA, AZ — Multiple people, including three children, were hurt in a head-on crash near Lake Pleasant on Sunday evening.
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened near Desert Tortoise Road and Bajada Loop around 6:45 p.m.
The crash involved a Hummer H3 and Toyota minivan.
The Hummer was driven by a man, Miguel Espin, and had a woman and three children as passengers. Espin reportedly fled the scene of the crash on foot, but was found about a quarter-mile away.
Officials say the woman who was in the Hummer had non-life-threatening injuries, but is now paralyzed. The three children suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Both occupants in the minivan were also hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries.
Espin was found to be impaired at the time of the crash. He has been booked into jail on charges of aggravated assault, endangerment, leaving the scene of a crash, and aggravated DUI.
— Peoria Fire-Medical (@PeoriaFire) September 7, 2020
