CHANDLER, Ariz. — A pregnant woman and her unborn child were killed in a Chandler crash early Sunday morning.
According to the Chandler Police Department, two cars crashed in the area of Arizona Avenue and Ocotillo Road around 2:30 a.m. One of the drivers, 33-year-old Roland Enos, was arrested following the collision.
Enos was driving southbound on Arizona Avenue when police said he collided with the rear of another car.
The second car had four occupants. Beatrice Gonzales, who was pregnant, was sitting in the backseat and needed to be extricated from the car. She and her unborn child were pronounced dead on the scene, police said.
The other three occupants were taken to the Chandler Regional Medical Center where they were treated for various, non-life-threatening injuries.
Enos was evaluated and tested for impairment. His blood-alcohol level was recorded by police to be above the legal limit, according to police.
Following his release from the hospital, Enos was taken into custody and is facing charges including two counts of manslaughter, one count of aggravated assault and two counts of endangerment.
Deaths on Arizona roadways:
Data from the Arizona Department of Transportation shows that roadway fatalities have been gradually rising in Arizona over the last decade:
2011: 825 deaths
2012: 821 deaths
2013: 844 deaths
2014: 774 deaths
2015: 895 deaths
2016: 952 deaths
2017: 1,000 deaths
2018: 1,010 deaths
2019: 982 deaths
2020: 1,057 deaths
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