Phoenix Police detectives are investigating a collision that left one man in critical condition and the other in jail.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, on January 6, 2024, around 1:10 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of Central Avenue and Dobbins Road regarding a collision that resulted in injuries. When officers arrived, they located an adult male drive of one of the vehicles with serious injuries. The man was transported to a local hospital where he remains in critical but stable condition.
The other driver, identified as 26-year-old Jesten Jimenez, was determined to be under the influence and subsequently arrested.
Detectives believe that both vehicles were eastbound on Dobbins Road when the victim attempted to make a left turn onto Central Avenue. At the same time Jimenez attempted to pass the victim’s vehicle on the left causing the collision.
Jimenez was booked into jail on multiple charges to include aggravated assault and DUI.