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Eastbound Interstate 10 has been reopened after a deadly hit-and-run crash Monday night.
A pickup truck, driven by Randall Wayne Owens, 54, was speeding down the Ray Road ramp onto eastbound I-10 when the driver swerved to avoid a slow moving car, an Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman said.
That maneuver somehow caused a woman, later identified as Celia Ester Owens, 44, riding in the truck who was not wearing a seat belt to be ejected, and she was struck by another pickup, the spokesman said.
Several people were hurt after a SUV crossed the median and struck several vehicles head on near the Sacaton Rest Area, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.
While most injuries appear minor, one person was seriously hurt and taken to the Maricopa County Medical Center, DPS officers said.
Interstate 10 westbound is closed between Casa Grande and Phoenix, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
A man and woman were killed in a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning, after their motorcycle hit a concrete barrier on Interstate 10 and they plunged over the side of an overpass, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The male driver lost control of the motorcycle as he drove onto the westbound I-10 transition ramp to northbound Interstate 17.