14-Year-Old Boy Dies in Goodyear Truck Collision

A tragic series of incidents involving young individuals has occurred recently in Washington and Arizona. In Airway Heights, Washington, a 16-year-old boy died after being a passenger in a Hyundai Elantra that ran a stop sign and got wedged under a semi-trailer; the driver, an 18-year-old, is in critical condition while a 13-year-old passenger has been released from the hospital. In a separate incident in Goodyear, Arizona, a 14-year-old boy riding a minibike collided with a commercial truck and was found underneath it; despite CPR efforts, he was pronounced dead at the hospital. Both crashes are under investigation, with the drivers in each case cooperating with authorities. These incidents highlight ongoing concerns regarding road safety, particularly for young drivers and riders. The identities of the deceased have not yet been publicly released.