Martez Begay Arrested for DUI After Fatal Accident on 20th Street [Phoenix, AZ]

Martez Begay Jailed Following Deadly DUI Crash on North 20th Street Near East Highland Avenue

 
PHOENIX, AZ (April 24, 2020) — A 30-year-old motorcyclist died after a DUI driver struck her on North 20th Street near East Highland Avenue Wednesday night.
 
According to investigators, 23-year-old Martez Lyle Begay had failed to yield to the right of way while making a turn into a private driveway in his 2016 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. Around 9:30 p.m., as he steered from southbound 20th Street into the private driveway, he collided with a 2015 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, driven by a 30-year-old woman.
 
Paramedics responded to the scene and transported the gravely injured victim to a hospital where she died.
 
Neither Begay nor his 37-year-old passenger was injured in the accident.
 
However, Begay faces other consequences; during the investigation, police learned that he failed his sobriety test, which showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.195. Officers subsequently arrested and booked him on one count of manslaughter.

In light of this devastating loss, we would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victim.

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