Alex Bashaw, the man accused in the deaths of four pedestrians in Fountain Hills in March 2018 is scheduled to be sentenced in Maricopa County Superior Court on Friday, July 19.

After the collision, on Saguaro Boulevard near Panorama Drive, Bashaw was charged with four counts of manslaughter/reckless. He later pleaded guilty to four counts on a lesser charge of negligent homicide, a class 4 dangerous felony.

Sheriff’s investigators said Bashaw was traveling 53 miles per hour before he went off Saguaro Boulevard and between 40 and 43 miles per hour when he struck the first of two pedestrian couples killed in the collision.

He was driving a 1998 Ford Explorer traveling north on Saguaro Boulevard shortly after 9 a.m. on March 13, 2018 when he allegedly drove out of traffic lanes and onto the sidewalk and back onto the crosswalk, striking four pedestrians who were walking on the sidewalk and in the crosswalk.

Bashaw remained at the scene and assisted in rendering aid until firefighters arrived. He was found not impaired when tested at the scene.

Investigators also believe Bashaw was on his cell phone just prior to the collision. They determined five factors alleging Bashaw to be reckless in his actions:

*Speed not reasonable and prudent with evidence showing he was traveling 18 miles per hour over the posted speed limit.

*Driving on the roadway and failure to stay within the traffic lane without determining movement would be safe. He clearly crossed a six foot bicycle lane according to deputies.

*Driving on the sidewalk where two pedestrians were struck and killed.

*Failure to stop for a red traffic signal, and pedestrian right-of-way in the crosswalk.