A crash near Recker and Elliot roads Dec. 16 in Gilbert resulted in the deaths of Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb's son, Cooper Lamb, and his grandchild, police said Saturday afternoon.
On Friday, crews responded to a two-car crash west of Elliot and Recker roads shortly after 3:45 p.m.
The Pinal County Sheriff's Office just released a statement Dec. 17 saying, "Last night, Sheriff Lamb lost his son, Cooper Lamb, along with his 1-year-old granddaughter in a crash in Gilbert. Cooper and his daughter were passengers in the vehicle. Cooper's fiance and mother of the child was also seriously injured. She remains in critical condition. Please keep the families in your prayers and respect their privacy at this time."
A portion of Friday's police statement explained, "A truck was traveling westbound when it struck a red passenger car traveling eastbound as it made a left-hand turn to go north on Cole. A man and an infant were passengers inside the red car. Both were declared dead at the scene."
Saturday's police statement: "It is with heartfelt sadness to report the identity of the 22-year-old male in yesterday's fatal collision on Elliot and Cole to be that of Cooper Lamb, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb's son, and his infant grandchild, both passengers of the vehicle."
The female driver of the car, Cooper's fiancé and mother of the child, was hospitalized in life-threatening condition. The driver of the truck was not injured but was arrested for possible impairment, police said.
