Three U of A students died as a result of a hit and run in a crosswalk at Euclid and Second Street in the Fall of 2025. The crosswalk did not have signals at the time. A now former U of A student is facing multiple charges in those deaths. Now his defense attorneys are saying a November trial date is going to be a challenge but they’re working to make it.
In the days right after the incident flowers marked the area near Euclid and Second Street where Sophia Troetel, Josiah Santos, and Katya Castillo-Mendoza died after a car hit them and drove away.
Police reports say about an hour later Louis John Artal called 911 and said he hit three people. Police say he had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and the smell of intoxicants on his breath. Officers say he admitted drinking about a half hour before the collision…