Rideshare passenger killed in car crash in north Phoenix
A crash killed a man in a rideshare vehicle this weekend in north Phoenix, police said.
Just before 2 a.m. Saturday, Phoenix police said they responded to Tatum and Shea boulevards regarding a crash between two vehicles.
When officers arrived, both vehicles were still at the scene. Police said they found 28-year-old Alec Carbine, an occupant of the rideshare vehicle, with critical injuries. He was taken to a hospital, where he died, police said. The driver of the rideshare vehicle sustained minor injuries, according to police.
The second vehicle was driven by a woman with three passengers. Police said one of the adult passengers sustained serious injuries that were not life-threatening. The other two, including a teenager, suffered minor injuries.
Police said preliminary information suggested the second car failed to stop for a red light and struck the rideshare vehicle. The woman was evaluated for impairment, but no signs were reported, according to police.
Police were still investigating whether the occupants of the vehicles were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, according to police.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Rideshare passenger Alec Carbine killed in Phoenix car crash
