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Tucson, AZA man and a woman were riding in a truck on Interstate 10 when a tire blew out. The driver tried to steer, but was unable to keep the vehicle under control and it rolled. Emergency crews had to extricated both people from the truck, and they were both hospitalized with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
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Saturday, September 6, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZThough the children were taken to Phoenix Children's Hospital and are all expected to survive, the woman was flown to a hospital and sustained life-threatening injuries after being ejected from the vehicle.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZA 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.
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014Area:
Phoenix, AZA tire blowout is believed to have caused a rollover crash that seriously injured five members of a family, including three children, on Interstate 10 in Phoenix on Thursday morning.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety said the family's vehicle was going west when the blowout occurred, sending the vehicle through the median and into eastbound traffic.
The crash happened near 31st Avenue about 9:30 a.m.
Two adults were taken to St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center with serious injuries, Garcia said. The three children were taken to Phoenix Children's Hospital.