Debbie Alvarez Dead, Dre Lewis Arrested in DUI Crash near 10 Freeway [Phoenix, AZ]

Debbie Alvarez Killed, Child Hurt Injured in Phoenix DUI Accident

 
PHOENIX, AZ (March 18, 2024) — A woman identified as 38-year-old Debbie Alvarez died in a DUI crash on Wednesday, March 6.
 
According to the Phoenix police, officers responded to a two-car crash at around 9:45 p.m. on a 10 Freeway overpass near 51st Avenue.
 
Authorities said during an initial investigation, detectives determined that 22-year-old Dre Lewis drove a vehicle northbound on 51st Avenue. Then he failed to yield for a red light. After that, he collided with the other vehicle.
 
When officers arrived at the scene, they found four people with injuries.
 
Paramedics rushed the driver of the second vehicle, identified as a man, and his two passengers, Alvarez and a 3-year-old boy, to a hospital.
 
Court paperwork said that the impact ejected the boy from the vehicle. He sustained serious injuries.
 
Alvarez later died in the hospital.
 
Paramedics transported Lewis to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Court paperwork said his mother contacted the authorities saying he had been drinking before he took her car without her permission.
 
When Lewis was medically cleared, officers booked him into jail to face several charges, including manslaughter and extreme DUI.
 
An investigation is still ongoing.

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