Phoenix Police say driver detained for DUI after crash was actually experiencing a medical emergency

PHOENIX — Phoenix Police say a man they detained for suspicion of DUI after he crashed his vehicle into a bus stop near 19th and Orangewood avenues on Tuesday afternoon was ill, not impaired.

Police told 12News later in the evening that the driver was experiencing a medical emergency that caused the crash.

In a release, police said several children were at the bus stop at the time of the crash, but there were no injuries reported. One of the children subsequently experienced a medical emergency and was transported to the hospital…

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