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Date: 
Friday, May 23, 2014
Three people were injured after their vehicles collided head-on in the fourth wrong-way crash in two weeks, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said Sunday. DPS officers said alcohol is likely a factor in the collision on Interstate-17 near New River. DPS said it began receiving calls around 11 p.m. Saturday that a Jeep was traveling the wrong way on I-17. The Jeep slammed head-on into an oncoming pickup truck. The front ends of both vehicles were crunched beyond recognition.
Date: 
Thursday, May 22, 2014

NEW RIVER, AZ (CBS5) -
Police say five people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash in New River early Friday afternoon.

The crash, involving a truck that landed on its side, happened about 2 p.m. near 15th Avenue and New River Road.

Authorities said all five patients were taken to Valley trauma centers, three by helicopter and two by ambulance. All appear to have non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police said the cause of the crash may have been a failure to yield.