Overview
- Police say officers first saw the pickup driving recklessly and performing a burnout before an attempted traffic stop, and the truck fled then crashed into a Gilbert home early Sunday morning.
- A 45-year-old resident inside the house suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital, and the pickup drove through a cinderblock wall and caused significant structural damage to the corner of the home.
- Authorities arrested 21-year-old Gannon Dodge and charged him with aggravated assault, endangerment, reckless driving and DUI, and ABC15 reported an additional Extreme DUI suspicion.
- Two other occupants of the truck were detained at the scene but local reports do not confirm whether they were formally arrested or charged.
- The Gilbert Police Department says the investigation is ongoing and the case could lead to felony prosecution, underscoring public safety risks from fleeing officers and impaired driving.