{"id":2369733,"date":"2024-11-16T10:31:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T15:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-senate-candidate-killed-in-car-accident-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-16T10:32:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T15:32:28","slug":"arizona-senate-candidate-killed-in-car-accident-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-senate-candidate-killed-in-car-accident-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Senate candidate killed in car accident &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-senate-candidate-killed-in-car-accident-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369733&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>John McLean, the Democratic Senate nominee \u2063for Arizona&#8217;s 17th Legislative District, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-poppy-harlow-breaks-down-during-emotional-tribute-to-colleagues-2-year-old-son-lost-to-cancer\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Poppy Harlow Breaks Down During Emotional Tribute To Colleague\u2019s 2-Year-Old Son Lost To Cancer\">tragically died<\/a>\u200b in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-year-of-living-fearfully\/\" title=\"The Year of Living Fearfully\">car accident<\/a> on Friday morning. According to the Tucson Police Department, his \u200dvehicle was struck by \u2064another\u2062 car driven by 27-year-old Michael\u200d Martin Creel, who\u200d was found to\u2063 be impaired at \u2062the\u200b time of the incident. Creel has been charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence \u200dand is currently\u200d in custody. \u2063At the\u2063 time of\u2063 McLean&#8217;s death, he was engaged in a \u2064close\u2062 election battle against former Republican Senator Vince \u2064Leach, who led by \u200bapproximately 3,000 votes with most ballots \u2062counted, though \u2064the \u2064race remains uncalled \u2063by the Associated Press. Leach expressed his condolences, describing McLean as a good and \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">honorable candidate<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Arizona Senate candidate killed in car accident<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1883170\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &mdash; John McLean, the Democratic Senate nominee in Arizona&rsquo;s 17th Legislative District, died in a vehicle crash on Friday morning, according to the Tucson Police Department.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonaz.gov\/Departments\/Police\/TPD-Media-Releases\/TPD-Media-Release?display=article&amp;article_id=3c21882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>According<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to a city of Tucson news release, McLean&rsquo;s vehicle was struck by another driven by 27-year-old&nbsp;Michael Martin Creel, who authorities found to be &ldquo;impaired&rdquo; at the time of the crash. Creel is charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence, and he is in the custody of Pima County.<\/p>\n<p>McLean was in a tight race against former Republican Sen. Vince Leach for the seat. Leach currently leads by roughly 3,000 votes with 98% counted, but the race has yet to be called by the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Leach released a statement on McLean&rsquo;s death.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My thoughts and prayers are with the McLean family for their tragic loss today. John was a good man who conducted himself honorably as a candidate. My deepest condolences go out to John&rsquo;s family and friends in this most difficult time. As a third-generation Arizonan, the lives John positively touched during his life are incalculable, and we should all be so fortunate to do the same.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More reaction to McLean&rsquo;s death came later Friday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Absolutely tragic and heartbreaking news. Such a nice, decent and hard-working man,&rdquo; Arizona House Democrats said in a statement. &ldquo;Our deepest condolences to John McClean&rsquo;s family and loved ones.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Senate Democrats released a statement as well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are heartbroken to hear about the passing of LD17 Senate Candidate John McLean. He spent his final days fighting for a better Arizona and we could not be more thankful for his work and dedication to our great state. We extend our deepest sympathies to John&rsquo;s family and loved ones&rdquo; they said. &ldquo;John was struck by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hes-threatening-to-kill-himself-richard-shermans-wife-says-in-911-call\/\" title=\"He\u2019s Threatening To Kill Himself\u2019: Richard Sherman\u2019s Wife Says In 911 Call\">impaired driver<\/a> who ran a stop sign in Tucson, Arizona. We thank the first responders for their work to assist on the scene. It is critical that Arizonans know the deadly effects of impaired driving. We again send our prayers and love to those mourning. This is a sad day for Arizona.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1883170\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1883170\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Senate candidate John McLean dies in car crash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2369734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crime_Police_vb2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4472,34080,4133,5894,33580],"class_list":["post-2369733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona","tag-car-accident","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-senate-candidate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crime_Police_vb2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2369733"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369737,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369733\/revisions\/2369737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}