Man electrocuted, critically injured after tampering with Mesa utility equipment

A man was electrocuted while tampering with utility equipment in the East Valley on Sunday, leaving him critically injured, authorities said.

The man, whose name has not been made public, gained access to a Salt River Project electrical substation in the area of Everton Terrace and Elliot Road, according to the Mesa Police Department.

Officers responded to the scene around 5 a.m. after the man called 911 asking for assistance. They found him with severe burns to his body.

Responders with the Mesa Fire and Medical Department brought him to a local hospital.

Police said he appeared to have tampered with the equipment before being electrocuted — although he wasn’t an SRP employee.

Detectives with Mesa Police are investigating the incident, along with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Their investigative results will be sent to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, which will decide whether to charge the man.

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