Missing mother last seen in Buckeye over a month ago [Video]

Community Building and Management

Post author By Curator
Post date June 24, 2024

Hope Tucker, 46, was last seen May 22 on Interstate 10 near Verrado, police say. However, the search for her did not start until a month later. Here’s why.

The Buckeye Police Department received a report Saturday afternoon that Hope Tucker, 46, had been driving her purple Dodge Charger on Interstate 10 near Verrado in Buckeye early May 22 when the car broke down. Tucker was with her adult son, who is autistic with high support needs and limited communicative abilities, police said.

The two left the car to find shade, police said, and shortly after Tucker may have suffered a life-threatening emergency. Tucker’s car was located by a trooper and towed.

Tucker’s son, who is now in the care of a relative, reported this information to the relative on June 22. The relative then called Phoenix police, who alerted Buckeye police. Buckeye police initiated a search immediately.

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