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Report: Phoenix fire truck was speeding before deadly crash

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Posted at 10:10 AM, Jan 23, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-23 12:10:19-05

PHOENIX - A report says a Phoenix Fire Department engine involved in a fatal accident was speeding just before the collision.

KTVK-TV reported the Phoenix Police Department says the fire engine was going 69 mph in an area where the posted speed limit was 40 mph. Department policy allows firetrucks to go 10 mph over the posted speed limit while responding to a call. The report says firefighters were responding to a structure fire in April when a pickup turned in front of the fire engine.

The crash killed 20-year-old Kenneth Collins, 19-year-old Dariana Serrano and their 4-month-old son.