Preliminary reports indicate that Campbell was driving a sports car more than 130 mph eastbound on Riggs Road when he collided with another vehicle at Ellsworth Road
Queen Creek, AZ – Two drivers died following a three-vehicle collision that took place in the Queen Creek area on Friday night.
Kyle Campbell, 20, and Eduardo Chavez Diaz, 25, were both killed in the accident that was reported shortly before 11 p.m. February 13, near Ellsworth and Riggs roads, according to the Queen Creek Police Department.
Preliminary reports indicate that Campbell was driving a sports car more than 130 mph eastbound on Riggs Road when he collided with another vehicle at Ellsworth Road. The sports car then drifted into the westbound lanes and crashed head-on with an oncoming sedan driven by Diaz.
Emergency crews extricated Diaz from the sedan but he was declared deceased at the scene. Campbell also died at the scene following the crash.
Three other occupants of the sedan, a woman and two children, were transported to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
The driver of the vehicle involved in the initial collision had minor injuries but was not taken to the hospital.
Authorities believe speed was a factor in the accident but it’s unclear whether impairment played any role in the collision.
The authorities are still working to find out the exact cause of the deadly Queen Creek crash.
Maricopa County has the highest population in Arizona and is the fourth-most populated countrywide. The county highly contributes to the traffic accidents that result in injuries and fatalities yearly in Arizona. The state has seen a slight decline in traffic incidents over the past two years, but crash-related fatalities remain high. In 2023, the state recorded 122,247 motor-vehicle crashes resulting in 1,307 deaths, according to reports by AZDOT. In 2024, total crashes dropped to 121,107 and fatalities fell to 1,228 – a 6.1% decrease from the previous year. Despite this modest improvement, serious injuries and fatalities remain near historically high levels, underscoring persistent road-safety challenges. Speeding, impaired driving, and failure to yield continue to be leading contributors to fatal and serious collisions involving pedestrians statewide. While emergency response initiatives and public-awareness campaigns aim to curb these risks, Arizona’s highways and urban roadways still experience a substantial number of severe crashes each year.
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