“Phoenix is very much on the front lines of climate change,” says city councilmember and Grist 50 honoree Yassamin Ansari, who has made climate central to her platform. Brutal heat is nothing new here, but it’s only getting worse: The number of days above that dangerous threshold is projected to double by 2060. Phoenicians braved 22 days above 110 degrees in 2022. Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, is known as the Valley of the Sun by the 4.5 million people who call it home.
But what we do have is the heat, and the heat kills out here.” Phoenix’s vote for a cooler future “When people move to Arizona, they don’t think we have any climate crisis,” Carrillo, a school teacher, says. But in Phoenix, where summer days routinely top 110 degrees Fahrenheit (and can feel like 150), it’s far from a walk in the park - especially when there are no trees or shade along the way. In most places, it would be a pleasant commute. Regional Carrillo could walk to his last job in five minutes. For first access to more stories like this one, subscribe. Herzog wasn't part of Saturday's ride, but he heard accounts of the crash from his wife and others who were there.This story is part of the Cities + Solutions series, which first appeared in Grist’s climate solutions newsletter, Looking Forward. "No one really saw the truck because he pretty much hit the back of the group and came all the way through the group," Herzog told NPR.Īmong the West Valley Cycle members, "everyone is suffering immensely," he said. There were three groups on the ride, but it was the B group that was struck. The group of cyclists was out for a regular ride organized by the local organization West Valley Cycle on a set route they follow on Saturdays, founder David Herzog told NPR. The cyclists were on a regular Saturday group ride Lisa Berry, a spokesperson for the Goodyear Police Department, said Quintana-Lujan indicated to investigators that he was driving to a work site. It's unclear whether Quintana-Lujan has retained an attorney who could speak on his behalf. The results of a blood sample police obtained from Quintana-Lujan, in regards to possible intoxication, were still pending. Rodriguez said there was no indication the crash was intentional but that the investigation was ongoing.
Sixty-one-year-old Karen Malisa died on the scene, and 65-year-old David Kero died on the way to the hospital, authorities said. local time, where they found 19 injured cyclists, two of whom died. Police were called to the scene just before 8 a.m.
"But a tragedy like this affects the entire community of Goodyear."Īccording to Goodyear Police Chief Santiago Rodriguez, Quintana-Lujan was driving his white Ford F-250 pickup truck over the Cotton Lane Bridge early Saturday morning when he hit a barrier wall and then crashed into the group of 20 cyclists. "We have a tight-knit cycling community, so this has deeply affected many across the West Valley," Pizzillo said during a Monday afternoon news conference. Goodyear mayor Joe Pizzillo said the community of about 100,000 residents about five miles west of Phoenix is grieving in the aftermath of the "horrific" crash. He was arrested in connection with a crash that killed two bicyclists and injured 11 others in Goodyear, a Phoenix suburb, authorities said Sunday. This Sunday booking photo provided by the Goodyear Police Department shows suspect Pedro Quintana-Lujan, 26.
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