Pregnant woman runs red light, dies in Phoenix car crash

PHOENIX – A young woman and her unborn child were killed in a car collision Wednesday after she ran a red light in Phoenix, authorities said.

Phoenix police said Samantha Bean-Lansman, 26, ran a light near McDowell Road and 52nd Street around 2:20 p.m. and collided with a truck turning left at the intersection.

Two men in the truck, a 49-year-old and a 46-year-old, were not injured.

Lansman and her 8-month-old fetus were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the truck remained at the accident site to answer police questions, Sgt. Maggie Cox said in an email.

The investigation is ongoing.

Related

6 children ejected from vehicle, 1 dead in crash on I-10 in ArizonaCar slams into Phoenix police vehicle outside of fatal collision investigationPhase 1 of massive industrial project planned near TSMC campus in North PhoenixWoman dead after firing at officers, barricading herself inside Casa Grande homeDowntown Mesa to leave monsoon themed ‘Cloud Citation’ on windshieldsNovus Innovation Corridor to expand with new hotel on ASU’s Tempe campus