Negaunee man killed in truck-bicycle crash in Arizona

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Nicole Walton,

Associated Press

Published March 1, 2023 at 8:37 AM EST

GOODYEAR, AZ— A Negaunee man was one of two people killed when a truck slammed into a group of 20 bicyclists on a bridge near Phoenix Saturday.

David Kero, 65, was riding with the West Valley Cycle Group in Goodyear, Arizona when the accident occurred. A 61-year-old Arizona woman was also killed and nearly all the other riders were injured.

The driver of the truck, Pedro Quintana-Lujan, 26, claimed his steering wheel locked up. He was arrested Sunday on suspicion of two counts of manslaughter, three counts of aggravated assault, 18 counts of endangerment, and two counts of causing serious injury or death by a moving violation.

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