Weekend wrap-up: Here are the biggest Arizona stories from Sept. 3-5
Sep 5, 2021, 6:00 PM | Updated: Sep 12, 2021, 4:54 pm
(Facebook photo/Momma's Organic Market)
(Facebook photo/Momma's Organic Market)
PHOENIX — A new weekly farmer’s market location opened in Glendale, authorities identified the toxic chemical at an Avondale commercial truck wash that killed two men last month, and the construction of a concrete bridge on the Navajo Nation has been completed.
Here are some of the biggest stories that headlined the Arizona news cycle over the weekend.
New weekly farmer’s market location opens in Glendale
There is a new location for those in the West Valley looking to find local vendors, food trucks and artisans.
Momma’s Organic Market added a Glendale location at the Cabela’s on 9380 W. Glendale Ave on Sunday, according to a press release.
The farmer’s market will run every Sunday from September through May from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“Our markets have evolved so much over the past few years and we’re lucky to be able to continue serving the community in the West Valley,” Christa Esquibel, owner of Get Local Arizona Events, said in the press release.
Avondale police identify toxic chemical in fatal hazmat incident
Authorities have identified the toxic chemical at an Avondale commercial truck wash that led to the deaths of two men in August.
Police said two Danny’s Truck Wash employees who had been assigned to clean the inside of a liquid tanker truck died Aug. 29 following exposure to the corrosive chemical known as sodium hydrosulfide, which can cause death in higher exposures.
Officers responded to a call about two men being trapped inside the truck near 99th Street and Interstate 10 and requested assistance from the fire department after determining it was a hazmat situation, the Avondale Police Department said in a press release.
Authorities said the first man collapsed and became unconscious shortly after entering the tank. The second employee went inside the tanker to help and also became unconscious.
Both men were recovered and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
1 child dead, 4 hospitalized after car crashes into electrical pole in Phoenix
One child has died while four other people were taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle that also hit an electrical pole in Phoenix, authorities said.
The incident involving two vehicles occurred near 43rd and Clarendon avenues at about 2 p.m., Phoenix Fire Capt. Frank Keller said in an email.
Two children were taken to the Phoenix Children’s trauma center, while a third child was taken to Phoenix Children’s emergency room, Keller said.
Alysah Marin, 11, was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
Construction complete on concrete bridge on Navajo Nation
Construction has been completed on a concrete bridge on the Navajo Nation that replaced a 40-year-old wooden one that had deteriorated.
The bridge, located along N9402 in the community of Tsé Si áni about 20 miles south of Window Rock, was finished eight months ahead of schedule.
“With this project, the leaders of Tsé Si áni and Fort Defiance exemplify what can be accomplished when leaders and communities work together for the greater good of our people,” President Jonathan Nez said in a press release.
Funding for the $5 million project was originally supposed to come from the Federal Highway Administration for the Tribal Transportation Bridge Program, but it wasn’t immediately available.
Mesa high school employee accused of sexual conduct with student
A Mesa school employee was arrested Thursday over an alleged sexual relationship with a teenage student in 2012.
Jacob Zamora, a 39-year-old member of the operations staff at Skyline High School, was booked on three counts of sexual conduct with a minor, according to court documents.
The victim, now 24, first contacted Mesa police on May 10 of this year. He said the inappropriate contact occurred from the summer of 2012 until October of that year, when he was 15-16 years old and entering 10th grade. Zamora was 30 at the time.
