APACHE JUNCTION, AZ (AZFamily) — A man has learned his fate for a deadly crash along the U.S. 60 in Apache Junction last year.
Joel Stephan Goble, 40, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for second-degree murder and seven years of probation for his involvement in the deadly crash.
The crash happened on Oct. 5, 2024. Goble was drinking at multiple locations before he got into his truck and sped down U.S. 60 at more than 100 miles per hour. He then slammed into the back of motorcyclist Darrel Evans, east of Idaho Road.
The force from the crash caused Evans and the bike to be pinned against the truck’s grill. Goble dragged Evans’ body for a quarter mile while the motorcycle caught fire…