AZ Woman Shanika Bennett ID’d In Fatal DUI That Killed Phoenix Pedestrian Sergio Grimaldo

PHOENIX, AZ. (THECOUNT) — Shanika Bennett has been identified as the DUI suspect arrested after a deadly collision with a pedestrian in Phoenix Saturday.

According to Phoenix PD, Sergio Grimaldo, 34, was walking in a gas station parking lot when Bennett struck him with her vehicle.

Grimaldo was traveling in a vehicle northbound on North 35th Avenue drove off the roadway and into the gas station lot, hitting Grimaldo.

A 34-year-old man was killed Saturday after he exited a gas station and was hit by a car.

Bennett was about to strike another vehicle when she attempted to brake but was unable to slow or stop because of mechanical issues, according to police. That caused her to veer off the roadway and into the gas station lot.

Bennett also ran into a parked vehicle at a gas pump and a pole.

Grimaldo was transported to the hospital by the fire department in extremely critical condition and pronounced dead at the hospital. source

Bennett was eventually arrested, because it was determined she was impaired. She was booked on one count of manslaughter.

Anyone with possible information on the deadly collision should contact police at 911.