TEMPE, Ariz. — A Lyft rider in suburban Phoenix stabbed his pregnant driver, killing the woman and her unborn child before stealing her vehicle and driving nearly 150 miles before being arrested near the California line, authorities said Monday. Tempe police said Kristina Howato, 39, was in her third trimester of pregnancy and is survived by two other young children. Howato was working early Sunday as a Lyft driver when she received a pickup request in west Tempe, said Sgt. Police said they don’t believe Durazo and Howato knew each other and a motive for the fatal stabbing remains undetermined. “Throughout our careers as officers, we have incidents that really, really touch our hearts and stay with you throughout your careers,” Elcock said at a news conference.

Source: National Post January 29, 2019 00:27 UTC