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WRONG-WAY COLLISION

Girl, 10, dies after 2-vehicle Phoenix crash, truck driver faces murder charge

A 10-year-old girl died this week, the day after she and a woman inside a passenger vehicle were seriously injured in a collision on East Washington Street, Phoenix, police said

The 59-year-old man who was driving a truck has been booked into jail on one count of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault, police said.

Richard Michael Blackstar showed signs of impairment after the crash that occurred about 11 a.m. Oct. 14 in the 1800 block of East Washington Street, according to a Phoenix Police Department release.

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