‘I hope they get shut down’: Father of 18-year-old killed in crash connected to Tempe bar demands accountability

TEMPE, Ariz. — He lost his first and only son in a deadly hit-and-run, and now Justin Gonzalez is demanding the Tempe bar connected to the incident be shut down.

“He was a good, caring human being, and he loved the zest of life,” Justin Gonzalez said of his son, Joseph Gonzalez. “He had a smile and a laugh that would light up a room.”

Justin Gonzalez said he and Joseph were exceptionally close, spending time camping and riding motorcycles together. The teen had even been hired at the same company as his father…

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