Man who caused deadly Peoria crash while on marijuana to spend decades in prison: MCAO

The Brief

  • 20-year-old Bjorn Keali Hartzell has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in a deadly crash.
  • The crash happened in November 2022. Hartzell was 16 at the time.
  • Prosecutors say the crash resulted in the deaths of two adults and three juveniles who had just left a Thanksgiving gathering.

PEORIA, Ariz. Prosecutors in Maricopa County say a man will spend decades in prison for his role in a crash that left five people dead.

What we know:

According to court documents released by prosecutors, 20-year-old Bjorn Keali Hartzell has been sentenced to a total of 30 years for five counts of 2nd degree murder and a count of endangerment.

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