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PD: UTV accident in Apache Junction leaves woman dead, 3 men injured

Apache Junction police believe that all four people involved were intoxicated.

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. — A "UTV accident" in Apache Junction ended with a woman dead and three men injured overnight on Sunday, the Apache Junction Police Department said on Facebook.

According to reports, the crash happened just after midnight off Granada Avenue in Apache Junction.

The driver of the vehicle, identified as 26-year-old Alisha Kopecky, was killed in the crash. The other people on the UTV, three men around the same age, were injured.

It's unknown how badly they were hurt right now.

Police said that the investigation is still underway, but alcohol played a part in the crash. Authorities believe that all four people involved were intoxicated.

Just after midnight last night, our officers responded to a fatal UTV accident off of E. Granada Ave. The driver of the...

Posted by Apache Junction Police Department on Sunday, March 5, 2023

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