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After son’s hit-run injuries, Gilbert mom seeks help BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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pickup truck slammed into a man in a Gilbert crosswalk and fled the scene and now his mother wants the public’s help in nabbing the driver who left her son seriously injured. Guy T. Boyd, 43, spent three days in the neuro trauma ICU, underwent emergency surgery and was scheduled last week for transfer to a rehab facility, according to
mom Judy Jenkins Needham of Gilbert. “This morning is the first day that indications are that he is going to heal,” Jenkins Needham said May 26, six days after the accident. “He has massive injuries but he’s going to survive barring anything unforeseen happens.” Gilbert police reported that officers responded to the scene approximately 10:12 p.m. May 20 at Baseline Road and 39th Street. “The initial information indicates a vehi-
cle heading eastbound on Baseline Road hit a pedestrian in the crosswalk,” said department spokeswoman Brenda Carrasco. “The vehicle immediately fled the scene of the collision to the east on Baseline Road. “The Gilbert PD traffic reconstruction team responded to the call due to the pedestrian suffering serious injuries.” Carrasco said witnesses described the vehicle as white in color and a normal/me-
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Gilbert remembers On to the future our fallen warriors BY SRIANTHI PERERA GSN Contributor
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ome of Gilbert’s regional neighbors have no special plans for Memorial Day tomorrow and the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona for the second consecutive year will not be holding its traditional service. But Gilbert will continue its tradition commemorating those who gave their lives for their country as well as veterans who have passed away. This year, Gilbert Civic Center will host the ceremony 9-10:30 a.m. Monday, May 31. And throughout the day, people can pay tribute to the late Valley warrior Patrick Tillman by visiting Gilbert Memorial Park Cemetery and Funeral Home at 2100 E. Queen Creek Road.
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Commencement ceremonies last Thursday at Campo Verde and a few other high schools wrapped up a pandemic-disrupted school year for Gilbert Public Schools. (Pablo Robles/GSN Staff Photographer)
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