MESA, Ariz. - Police say a 21-year-old man who was driving over 100 mph in Mesa before crashing into another car, killing an elderly man and his wife, was arrested.According to Mesa Police, the crash happened at about 5:30 p.m.
on March 22 near Main Street and Lindsay Road.First responders arriving at the scene discovered that two vehicles were involved in the crash – a 2009 Chrysler 300C and a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica.
The passenger in the Pacifica, 82-year-old Ronald Hettich, was pronounced dead at the scene. Hettich's wife, 80-year-old Irma, was driving the car at the time of the crash.
She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.The driver of the Chrysler 300C, 21-year-old Gezane Izreal Cabanillas-Lape, was not seriously hurt.