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Thursday, March 19, 2015

A woman was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries after a two-vehicle collision on 21st and Northern avenues. Police believe the woman may have been ejected from her vehicle. The accident is still early in its investigation and little information is available.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Two people were riding in a car on Deer Valley Road at Interstate 17 when the vehicle left the road and crashed. The two men were ejected from the vehicle during the crash. When emergency crews arrived they found the car on fire. The southbound off-ramp of Interstate 17 at Deer Valley Road was closed after the accident. Police believe that excessive speed and alcohol were likely involved in this accident.

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Monday, March 16, 2015

Three men were riding in a speeding pickup on 91st Avenue when the driver swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle. The truck left the road, landing upside down in the nearby canal. All three men were ejected from the truck in the crash and died. Police are unsure if drugs or alcohol were involved in this crash.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
A fatal car wreck forced police to close part of McDowell Road in east Phoenix on Thursday morning, according to a Phoenix police spokesman. Howard Wilson Laporte, 64, was traveling westbound on McDowell Road at 12:30 a.m. in an SUV on Thursday when the tread on his rear tire began to separate, said Sgt. Tommy Thompson, a Phoenix police spokesman. Investigators believe Laporte lost control of the SUV when the tire separated and slammed the vehicle into the side of the road, Thompson said.