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Husband dies in Calgary hospital 3 months after Arizona crash that killed his wife

On March 13, Patti Lou Doornbos and Ron Doornbos, both 60, were on a sidewalk on their way to go hiking in Fountain Hills when they were hit from behind by a Ford Explorer.

Patti Lou and Ron Doornbos were hit by an SUV in a crash that also killed another couple

Patti Lou Doornbos was killed and Ron Doornbos critically injured in March 13 crash in Arizona. Ron Doornbos was transferred to a hospital in Calgary in late March where he died of his injuries on Tuesday. (Submitted by Alison Veldkamp)

Three months after a devastatingcrash in Arizona that claimed the life of his wife and two strangers, Ron Doornbos died of his injuries in a Calgary hospital.

On March 13,Patti Lou Doornbos who went by Lou and Ron Doornbos, both 60, were on a sidewalk on their way to go hiking in Fountain Hills,about 50 kilometres northeast of Phoenix, when they were hit from behind by a Ford Explorer.

Lou was killed instantly and Ron was thrown roughly 30 metres, suffering serious head and internal injuries.

Another couple who were walking nearby Karen Bonta, 71, and Robert Bonta, 72, from Iowa were also killed in the crash.

Ron Doornboswas flown by MedEvacto the Foothills Medical Centre in late March in a medically induced coma.

Family members confirmed to CBC News hedied on Tuesday.

As of late March, the 27-year-old driver of the Explorer, identified as Alex Bashaw, had not been charged in the fatal crash.