A man was electrocuted while tampering with utility equipment in the East Valley on Sunday, leaving him critically injured, authorities said.
The man, whose name has not been made public, gained access to a Salt River Project electrical substation in the area of Everton Terrace and Elliot Road, according to the Mesa Police Department.
Officers responded to the scene around 5 a.m. after the man called 911 asking for assistance. They found him with severe burns to his body…