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Fatal Surprise crash caused by suicidal driver

Surprise police say a wreck involving four vehicles Wednesday morning was caused by a suicidal driver.

SURPRISE, Ariz. - Police say a wreck in Surprise involving four vehicles Wednesday morning was caused by a suicidal driver.

Keith Johnson, a 19-year-old Surprise resident, was trying to take his own life by crashing his Chevrolet pickup truck, according to police.

Margie Yaw-Mehlos, 46, was killed in the collision. She was driving a Volkswagen car.

Johnson was released from the hospital and booked into the 4th Avenue Jail on one count of second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault.

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