Driver arrested for fatally striking truck passenger while on hard drugs

A truck driver was arrested on Friday night after running over his own passenger while under the influence of hard drugs.

Police were called to an apartment complex near 27th Avenue and Indian School Road in Phoenix, Arizona just after 8:30 p.m. on September 5th.

According to 13 News, 40-year-old truck driver Brian Edwards was moving the semi truck when his passenger exited the cab and was hit. Police were contacted, and arrived to find the man, Taron Echols, with life threatening injuries. The truck driver, 40-year-old Brian Edwards, stayed at the scene…

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