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Maricopa Crash Leaves One Dead, Two Injured
MARICOPA, AZ - One person was killed and two others were rushed to the hospital after a major head-on collision in Maricopa early Tuesday morning, CBS 5 reports. The two-vehicle crash took place at about 2 a.m. along Maricopa Casa Grande Highway, near the intersection with Russell Road. Investigators believe the unidentified driver of a pickup truck…
Man Arrested After Crashing Stolen Vehicle Into DPS Cruiser in Tucson
TUCSON, AZ - A man was arrested after crashing a stolen vehicle into an Arizona DPS trooper’s cruiser on Tuesday morning. KOLD reports that the crash took place on I-10, near the exit to Alvernon Way at about 4:50 a.m. Police say the driver of the stolen vehicle, 43-year-old Carlos Bautista Madril, was likely intoxicated when he crashed head-on into…
One Dead, One Injured Following Crash on Litchfield Road
LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ - One person was killed and another was hospitalized following a multi-vehicle crash in Litchfield Park early Tuesday morning. According to CBS 5, Arizona State Troopers responded to a crash near the intersection of Litchfield Road and Olive Avenue at about 3 a.m. Details regarding the cause of the crash are unavailable at this…
Driver Charged with Murder, DUI After Deadly Wrong-Way Crash
SIERRA VISTA, AZ - A Border Patrol agent from Sierra Vista is facing several charges in connection to a suspected DUI crash that killed a child last Friday, KOLD reports. The incident occurred on June 18th as 38-year-old Clifford James Johnson, an off-duty Border Patrol agent, was driving in the oncoming lanes of SR-90, just outside of Sierra Vista. Johnson’s…
Motorcyclist Hurt in Crash on Loop 101 at Thomas Road
PHOENIX, AZ - A motorcyclist was involved in a collision with another vehicle on Wednesday, June 16th in Phoenix’s West Valley. According to a report by CBS 5, the incident occurred early Wednesday morning in the southbound lanes of Loop 101, approaching the exit to Thomas Road. The motorcyclist suffered unknown injuries in the crash. No other details…
Collision Blocks Ramp on SR-51 at Union Hills Dr.
PHOENIX, AZ - A multi-vehicle collision shut down a busy on-ramp in northwest Phoenix on Monday night. According to the Arizona DOT, the crash occurred just after 8 p.m. in the northbound ramp from Union Hills Drive to SR-51. The circumstances leading up to the crash are unclear at this time. Traffic camera footage from the scene shows two vehicles…
Five Hospitalized After Multi-Vehicle Crash in Northwest Phoenix
PHOENIX, AZ - Five people were injured in a collision in northwest Phoenix on Sunday night, CBS 5 reports. The accident, which involved several vehicles, took place sometime before midnight at the intersection of 67th Avenue and Columbus Avenue. The cause of the crash is unclear at this time. However, four people were rushed to the hospital in critical…
Pedestrian Hurt Following East Tucson Crash
TUCSON, AZ - A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle at a busy intersection in east Tucson on Saturday evening. According to KGUN, the man, who is believed to be in his 40s, was hit while walking in the area of East Broadway Boulevard and South Kolb Road. Emergency responders took him to a nearby hospital for treatment of unspecified…
Teen Killed, Four Others Injured in West Phoenix Crash
PHOENIX, AZ - A teen died and four others were sent to the hospital in a two-vehicle collision in West Phoenix early Saturday morning. According to a report by the Arizona Republic, the crash took place near the intersection of 51st Avenue and Fillmore Street at about 4 a.m. Police say the 17-year-old driver of a Jeep died after his vehicle was rear-ended…
21-Year-Old Hospitalized After Crashing Into Semi-Truck in Yuma
YUMA, AZ - A man was airlifted to the hospital following a collision involving a semi-truck in Yuma on Tuesday evening. According to KYMA, the incident was reported at about 5 p.m. within the 7900 block of East 30th Street, just west of I-8. Yuma Police say a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt crashed into an unoccupied semi parked in the roadway. The Cobalt’s…