PHOENIX — The Phoenix Fire Department memorialized one of their own Thursday after he was killed in a car crash near Kingman in September.
Firefighter Chris Carter died on Sept. 23 in a collision reported on Highway 93. A memorial service was held for the 35-year-old in Peoria and several members of the agency were in attendance.
Carter, who joined the Phoenix Fire Department in 2019, is survived by his parents, sister and four nieces and nephews.
He had played football at the University of California, Davis, and was inducted into the Cal Aggie Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019.
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