“The Porsche did not stop, struck the pedestrians, and fled the scene,” the Tucson Police Department said in a statement about the tragedy
NEED TO KNOW
- Two college students, identified as Sophia Akimi Troetel, 21, and Josiah Patrick Santos, 22, were killed after police said they were hit by a car while walking on a crosswalk on Oct. 30
- Police said a 2019 Porsche Boxter was traveling northbound on Euclid Avenue above the posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour at the time of the incident
- The driver of the car, who police allege was under the influence, was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder
Two college students in Arizona are dead and another person is in critical condition after they were allegedly hit by a car while walking on a crosswalk at night.
The Tucson Police Department (TPD) said in a news release that officers responded to reports of multiple pedestrians hit by a vehicle on North Euclid Avenue and East Second Street at around 11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found two people — identified as Sophia Akimi Troetel, 21, and Josiah Patrick Santos, 22 — dead…