Driver killed after veering off road, crashing in desert in Peoria

PHOENIX — A driver was killed early Friday when his pickup truck went off the road and crashed in the northwest Valley, authorities said.

Officers responded to a single-vehicle collision on Castle Hot Springs Road, just north of State Route 74, around 1:15 a.m., the Peoria Police Department said.

Benjamin Musser, 24, of Phoenix was found dead at the scene.

Musser was the only occupant of a 2013 white Chevrolet Silverado when it veered off the road into the desert, police said.

Speed is considered a factor in the incident, police said.

#UPDATE Fatal Traffic Collision on Castle Hot Springs Road near State Route 74. https://t.co/KqcRESVr3p #Peoriapoliceaz #PeoriaPDAZ #Peoriaaz pic.twitter.com/VThX1iPPIM

— Peoria Police (AZ) (@PeoriaPoliceAZ) May 12, 2023

It isn’t yet known if impairment was a factor. The investigation is ongoing.

Castle Hot Springs Road was closed in both direction in the area while investigators were at the scene. Normal traffic resumed around 8:30 a.m., police said.

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