SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ — A resident shot and killed a driver after an SUV crashed into a San Tan Valley home Wednesday evening, injuring two people inside.
The crash happened just before 6:30 p.m. at a home on Morenci Road, in a neighborhood near Hunt Highway and Coppermine Road. As reported by AZ Family, deputies with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office found that an SUV driven by a 34-year-old man had plowed into the house, injuring a man and a woman inside.
Investigators said one of the residents shot and killed the driver after the crash. The driver has not been publicly identified.
The injured woman was taken to a Valley hospital. The male resident was taken into custody and interviewed by detectives, then released. He was later taken to a hospital for his own injuries.
A vehicle is a deadly weapon, and a driver who has already put one through your wall and injured the people inside gives a resident every reason to fear what comes next. Arizona law recognizes the right to answer a threat of death or serious physical injury with force, and a crash that violent, that sudden, and that close to your family is exactly the kind of intrusion that can put a person in fear for their life. Investigators have not announced a determination, and any charges would go to the county attorney for review. But detectives questioned the resident and let him walk the same night rather than booking him, which is not how things tend to go when deputies think someone is the aggressor.
The investigation is ongoing. The sheriff’s office said any potential criminal charges will be sent to the county attorney’s office for review once it is complete.
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