UPDATE 4 September 2025: A judge today sentenced Pedro Quintana-Lujan to one year in prison. Additionally, his driver’s license is suspended for 180 days and he will be on probation for three years. He must also undergo a year of drug testing, pay a $2500 fine and complete 60 hours of community service.

The driver who plowed into a 2023 Saturday morning group ride in Goodyear, Arizona USA, killing two cyclists and injuring 17 others, has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, according to the Goodyear City Prosecutor’s Office.

In August Pedro Quintana-Lujan pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by a moving violation and ten counts of causing serious physical injury by a moving violation, according to court records.

He will potentially serve a maximum of one year in an Arizona state prison, pay fines of up to $2500, perform 60 hours of community service, submit to quarterly drug testing and have his driver’s license suspended for up to six months, according to the terms of a plea deal he reached with the prosecutor’s office. A judge will decide the final terms of sentencing on 4 September.

According to a National Transportation Safety Board crash investigation report, Quintana-Lujan drove a truck at 50-70mph towards the peloton from behind, left his lane, crossed into the right southbound lane, struck a bridge railing, veered back left into 19 cyclists, crossed both southbound lanes again and came to rest in the middle of the road.

Killed were 61 year-old Karen Malisa of Arizona and 65 year-old David Kero, who was visiting from Michigan. A white ghost bike and cross have been set up at the scene of the tragedy to memorialize the cyclists.

Photo Credit: Goodyear Police Department

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