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Wednesday, December 17, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZPreliminary information indicates that the driver of a commercial box truck lost control while driving in the in the parking lot of an industrial building and struck an employee inside the building, which is located near Broadway and Dobson roads. The employee inside the building was killed. We'll update this story as more information becomes available.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZThe truck was stolen near 1033 S. Longmore, where the suspect jumped inside and drove off. However the man didn't get very far before crashing the vehicle into a light pole. He was hospitalized with injuries that were deemed non-life-threatening. His identity has not yet been released.
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Saturday, October 25, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZOne motorcycle rider killed in motorcycle accident on U.S. 60 at Power Road in Mesa, AZ. The accident had closed the eastbound lanes but all lanes are now open. DPS is investigating.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZA person has died in a one-vehicle crash in along U.S. 60 eastbound on Wednesday afternoon, shortly before 1 p.m. The vehicle went off the blacktop near Signal Butte Road, said Bart Graves. When the driver attempted to get back onto the road, the car began to spin and hit a light pole, causing the vehicle to roll over. The weather has been ruled out as a factor. The name of the driver has not yet been released.
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Sunday, September 21, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZA black car was traveling northbound in the southbound lane when it struck another vehicle almost head-on. Three people trapped in vehicles needed to be freed by firefighters. No one involved in the crash appeared to have life threatening injuries. Alcohol impairment appears to have been a factor.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZKenneth Jerger died instantly in the crash on University at 67th Street, according to MCSO. A passenger in his vehicle was hurt. Three people in the moving truck also suffered minor injuries. Sheriff's deputies said they found drug paraphernalia in Jerger's SUV, and that they believe drug use might have played a role.
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Saturday, May 17, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZTwo were killed and several others injured in the third wrong-way traffic crash in six days, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.
The latest accident occurred just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday on the Loop 202 near Higley Road in Mesa.
The driver of a pickup truck traveled the wrong way on Loop 202 for about 13 minutes before smashing into an oncoming car, said DPS spokesman Raul Garcia.
"At 1:35 a.m. DPS received the first 911 call. At 1:48 a.m., there was a report of a collision," Garcia said."
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZSix teenagers were in critical condition following a three-car chain reaction crash on U.S. 60 at Gilbert Road Thursday afternoon, Mesa fire officials said.
All the teens were in a vehicle that was stalled in the emergency lane when it was hit from behind by a van, fire authorities said.
One other vehicle was involved in the smash-ups.
The half dozen injured patients are between the ages of 17 and 19, according to first responders. The full extent of their injuries was not known.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZOne man is dead and a 15-year-old driver is in custody after a scooter and motor vehicle collided in Mesa.
The accident at Alma School and University was initially treated as a hit-and-run.
Mesa police say the unidentified teen appears to have only had a learner's permit to drive and could be facing charges for fleeing the scene after the Wednesday afternoon accident.
The name of the victim, who was in his 20s, has not yet been released.
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Monday, February 24, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZA bank robbery that ended with the suspect escaping on a bicycle led to a carjacking, a collision with police and a fatal officer-involved shooting Tuesday morning in a swath of the southeast Valley that encompassed Gilbert, Mesa and unincorporated areas.
The suspect, who police could only identify as a man in his 50s or 60s, was shot and killed in an apartment complex parking lot near Crismon and Broadway roads after he turned and showed a Gilbert police officer a gun, according to a Gilbert police spokesman.