Parker Live News from the Parker Strip since 2009.
UPDATE 10:30am:
Jose Lopez, known as ‘Chuy’, died this morning at his car wash in Parker, AZ when a vehicle driven by his wife Maria accelerated for unknown reasons into a shed where he was at the time, according to Parker Police Department.
Police Sergeant Michael Bailey told Parker Live that the investigation is ongoing at this time. An 11 year-old male was extracted from the scene too, having apparently been in the building with Chuy, and flown to hospital in Phoenix.
Both Chuy and his wife are approximately 73 years old and own the business where the incident occurred, a car wash with a barber shop next door.
Maria reportedly tried to brake repeatedly without successfully stopping the vehicle, which plowed through the building and pushed Chuy into a brick wall behind the building. He was extracted from behind by first responders but pronounced deceased.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A white Ford Expedition plowed into a building at Chuy’s Car Wash in Parker Thursday morning, with early reports of one person deceased and a juvenile injured.
The cause of the incident is not known at this time. The deceased and injured may have been in the path of the vehicle as it accelerated forward.
CRIT Fire, River Medical, Parker Police, La Paz County Sheriff’s Department and other agencies were dispatched to the scene at the 1100 block of Kofa Avenue.
cam anyone tell me if Chuy is ok?
Is chuy ok??
no ☹
I am sad to hear this.
:'(
I pray for his family at this time!
Oh my. Prayer’s.
Damn that’s so sad ????
RIP Chuy, you made me laugh all the time. Will be missed for sure
So sad, terrible accident.
Very sad. We used their services a few times when we lived there.
Myself and my family are so sad to hear of this devastating news. Chuy was a Blessing to us. Were gonna miss Chuy. God Bless. Prayers to the family.
Rip chuy????
Where’s this at??
Across from family dollar
Saw that
Terry Hippa Casatrz. Rip chuy
How tragic RIP Chuy
RIP Chuy.
Descanse en paz
R.i.P
Just so tragic for everybody involved????
Very nice people may god be with chuys family
Oh how tragic. They were so nice. ???? Nathan Ogilvie
Nuestros mas sentidos pesame a la familia lopez
She killed him.
Chuy will be missed by all who knew him. Condolences to his family and many friends for their loss.
So sad. Chuy was my barber for many years. RIP, sir.
How terrible and so very sad.
Another sad story. Hope the boy is okay.
Prayers for the family????
Holy shit!!! Don’t even know what to say. Condolences to the family!!
Thank you.
is it being ruled an “accident”?
That’s where the truck would get washed. That’s so sad!
I know! I wasn’t sure if you guys knew this place, but Parker’s a pretty small town. Misty Osmundsen…did you & Matt ever go there when you lived there?
We went by but never stopped there, that’s sad:(
Yeah, Seriously! And, I read there was a Murder/Suicide with 2 men dead & 1 woman in the hospital in Parker on the 20th! Crazy…what is going on there?!
Katherine Johnson, who knows?
On behalf of Leonardo Sanchez and family, our most sincere condolences to the family. Chuy was a good man.
This message goes out to the (airhead lady MRS LISA, CROLEY). My father was not murder. It was ruled out as an accident. There was a defect or malfunction on the vehicle. So if you have nothing else nice to say don’t say anything at all. Instead of putting negative comments on social media why don’t you just pray for him and let him rip. My father was loved by so many people and he will be missed and remembered. It was a horrible tragedy and we are still in shock including my mother, brothers and sister.