Man accused of murder in Mesa crash that killed woman

The Brief

  • A woman died following a crash on Aug. 30 near Val Vista Drive and Broadway Road.
  • On Dec. 16, 22-year-old Isaiah Torres was arrested in connection with the crash.
  • Torres is accused of second-degree murder and criminal damage.

MESA, Ariz. A man has been arrested for murder months after a crash in the East Valley that left a woman dead.

The backstory:

The crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 30 near Val Vista Drive and Broadway Road. When officers got to the scene, they found an SUV crashed into a brick wall. A man and a woman were inside the SUV, and the woman was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver, 22-year-old Isaiah Torres, suffered serious injuries.

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