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Penrod was booked on manslaughter after a US 60 shoulder crash near Mesa.
Zachary Robert Penrod, 21, of Queen Creek, was booked on manslaughter, two aggravated assaults, and endangerment after a crash at about 1:01 a.m. on Sept. 16 on eastbound US 60 at milepost 187, Higley Road, near Mesa.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A booking on manslaughter and related counts is an accusation. It is not a conviction. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, that Penrod, 21, of Queen Creek, was booked into the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Jail on one count of manslaughter, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of endangerment after a Sept. 16 crash on eastbound US 60 near milepost 187. Reported signs of impairment are part of that accusation, not a finding.
The preliminary account is a flat tire. A vehicle stopped on the right emergency shoulder. Family members came to help change the tire. After the change, as they prepared to leave, an eastbound vehicle struck the two vehicles stopped on the shoulder. One person was killed. Two others suffered critical or serious injuries and were taken to a hospital. The crash was about 1:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, near Higley Road in the Mesa area. DPS identified Penrod as the suspect driver and said he showed signs of impairment. The Vehicular Crimes Unit is investigating.
A jail booking is how the accusation is recorded. It is not a verdict on the death or the injuries. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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